Reads tagged with “Annie Dillard”
Annie Dillard on How to Live with Mystery, the Two Ways of Looking, and the Secret of Seeing
“I cannot cause light; the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam.”
Annie Dillard on Writing
“At its best, the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it. You search, you break your heart, your back, your brain, and then — and only then — it is handed to you.”
How We Spend Our Days Is How We Spend Our Lives: Annie Dillard on Choosing Presence Over Productivity
“The life of sensation is the life of greed; it requires more and more. The life of the spirit requires less and less.”
Annie Dillard on Winter and the Wonder of Life
“The wind won’t stop, but the house will hold.”
Annie Dillard on the Art of the Essay and the Different Responsibilities of Narrative Nonfiction, Poetry, and Short Stories
“Writers serve as the memory of a people. They chew over our public past.”
Annie Dillard on What a Stunt Pilot Knows About Impermanence, Creativity, and the Meaning of Life
“Who could breathe, in a world where rhythm itself had no periods?”
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