Annie Dillard

A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It…

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

Eskimo: ‘If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell…

Buddhism notes that it is always a mistake to think your soul can go it…

You can’t test courage cautiously…

As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it…

The surest sign of age is loneliness…

It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from…

There is a certain age at which a child looks at you in all earnestness…

It’s a little silly to finally learn how to write at this age. But I…

Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination…

I would like to learn, or remember, how to live…

People love pretty much the same things best. A writer looking for subjects inquires not…