Why does she write?

Anne Lamott~Chronicle photo

Powell's bookstore is perhaps one of my happiest places to visit.

If you love books, Powells is the closest thing to heaven this side of life and death!

Imagine a building that fills an entire city block, has not one, but three stories and is absolutely jam packed with books...well, that's Powells!

Just a few days ago, I happened upon an interview Powells had with Anne Lamott.

I was especially taken with Lamott's answer to the question, "Why do you write?" I thought I would share this snippet with you all today!

"Why do you write?I write because writing is the gift God has given me to help people in the world. I came with curly hair, green eyes, and the ability to shape and tell stories in a way that a certain kind of person finds helpful, and funny. I love to make people laugh, because nothing is more life giving. I love to help people feel a sense of connection in their lives, by sharing the truth and details of mine — this seems to greatly decrease people's feeling of isolation. I try to write the books I would love to come upon, that are honest, concerned with real lives, human hearts, spiritual transformation, families, secrets, wonder, craziness — and that can make me laugh. When I am reading a book like this, I feel rich and profoundly relieved to be in the presence of someone who will share the truth with me, and throw the lights on a little, and I try to write these kinds of books. Books, for me, are medicine."