Quotes by Annie Dillard

"The surest sign of age is loneliness."

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"As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker."

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"You can't test courage cautiously."

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"Eskimo: 'If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?' Priest: 'No, not if you did not know.' Eskimo: 'Then why did you tell me?'"

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"Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark."

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"I would like to learn, or remember, how to live."

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"There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind."

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