"When hope is not pinned wriggling onto a shiny image or expectation, it sometimes floats forth and opens." ― Anne Lamott Topic(s): Hope Tags: pinned More From Anne Lamott "Some people won’t go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter." "Most of me was glad when my mother died. She was a handful, but not in a cute, festive way. More in a life-threatening way, that had caused me a long time ago to give up all hope of ever feeling good about having had her as a mother." "Pay attention to the beauty surrounding you." More In Hope "I remember thinking, That’s what I need – and that hope was in Jesus Christ."― Willie Aames "I hope that women everywhere will wear this jewelry and feel the passion and love that is, to me, the real spirit of True Harmony."― Carol Alt "Our only hope is to control the vote."― Medgar Evers