Anne Lamott Quotes

What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.

My greatest sense of accomplishment has come from having two amazing sons, but it's also a paradox in that the times when I felt like the biggest failure have been times when I felt like, as a parent, I wasn't making the right decisions or succeeding in the way that I should.

Everybody always talks about it, about how you don't know love until you meet your baby, and you really feel that. There are no words. It was a really wonderful surprise. And there is no way to prepare yourself for the sleep deprivation and what comes with it.

Everyone says that when you have kids, you become crazy.

Having a family is just my fave altogether. I love having these babies that love you unconditionally. It's amazing to always have such strong love. I feel so fulfilled.

You know what I mean. I'm telling you I was stupid over it. I thought it was about trying so hard to survive that you didn't have the time to be a good parent. Obviously, that's not it. Because you and I, we're both...wealthy in love.

Oh, my God. I want to be a mother, and I anticipate loving my children quite fiercely. I think about it all the time, though it's a silly thing to think about because the kind of mother I'll be depends on the kind of children I have. I can't wait to meet them.

I love the surprise element of being a mom.

You bring children into the world. You love them with heart and soul.

I love my kids. I'm crazy about them.

I remember looking at my daughter for the first time and wondering if that's the way my father looked at me. I could cry, because she's everything to me. I feel so blessed to be taught so much by her.

Being a father is just wonderful.

Being a parent is amazing.

I'm just passionately in love with my kids.

My baby is the joy in my life.

I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it.

I love being a dad. Basically it's the most gratifying, rewarding relationship in life. But, at the same time, it certainly is the most challenging.

I knew I wanted to be a father; I didn't know it was going to be this awesome or that my kid would come out so beautiful and lovely.

I always wanted a child. Being a mother is the central thing in my life.

I have less energy than I did when I was a younger parent, although I was never really a young parent.

My children are my whole life.

Being a mother is by far my greatest accomplishment.

My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a little star and my life has changed so much for the better since she came along.

When you have children it completely shifts your focus; they become the most passionate love of your life.

There is nothing so humbling as being a parent to young children!