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I worked so hard all my life, and all I want to do now is read.

~Annie Dillard

Topics: All My Life Hard Life My Life Now Read Want Worked

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I can't dance anymore. Total knee replacements. I can't do anything anymore.

~Annie Dillard

Topics: Anymore Anything Dance Knee Total

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All my books started out as extravagant and ended up pure and plain.

~Annie Dillard

Topics: Books Ended Extravagant Out Plain Pure Started Up

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It's a little silly to finally learn how to write at this age. But I long ago realized I was secretly sincere.

~Annie Dillard

Topics: Age Finally How Learn Little Long Realized Secretly Silly Sincere Write

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You are wrong if you think that you can in any way take the vision and tame it to the page. The page is jealous and tyrannical; the page is made of time and matter; the page always wins.

~Annie Dillard

Topics: Always Any Jealous Made Matter Page Take Tame Think Time Tyrannical Vision Way Wins Wrong You

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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.

~Annie Dillard

Topics: Any Best Grace Handed Look Only Sensation Writing You

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The mind of the writer does indeed do something before it dies, and so does its owner, but I would be hard put to call it living.

~Annie Dillard

Topics: Before Call Dies Does Hard Indeed Living Mind Owner Put Something Would Writer

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Much has been written about the life of the mind.

~Annie Dillard

Topics: About Been Life Mind Much Written

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How can people think that artists seek a name? There is no such thing as an artist - only the world, lit or unlit, as the world allows.

~Annie Dillard

Topics: Artist Artists How Lit Name Only People Seek Thing Think World

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If you're going to publish a book, you probably are going to make a fool of yourself.

~Annie Dillard

Topics: Book Fool Going Make Publish You Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: April 30th, 1945

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