“When I was a kid, our family used to watch 'Bonanza.' I really liked h...” — Anne Lamott Quote

“When I was a kid, our family used to watch 'Bonanza.' I really liked having a Sunday night TV ritual.”

“Most marriages are a mess, and the children get caught between two bitter, antagonistic parents. My parents stayed married for 27 unhappy years, till their kids were grown, and this was a catastrophe for us.”

“Mothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit.”

“My only ritual is to just sit down and write, write every day.”

“I think that there is something about the ritual of making things more difficult that people find meaning in.”

“Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.”