Quote for the day

Once on a bad day, when he was 2, I realized I hated children and was going to have to let him go, but my friend Pammy said, "Sam has a deep sweetness." So I kept him.

--Anne Lamott, on her teenage son, in Salon

I've read about Lamott and her books previously, but I've never read any of her writing until a couple of her essays appeared as related stories linked to current Salon articles. I think I may have to investigate her further.