The surest sign of age is loneliness. Annie Dillard agelonelinesssign Change image and share on social
The Pulitzer is more useful than meaningful. Annie Dillard meaningfulpulitzer Change image and share on social
Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark. Annie Dillard appealavoiddark Change image and share on social
Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood; aim for the chopping block. Annie Dillard aimblockchop Change image and share on social
I'm a housewife: I spend far more time on housework than anything else. Annie Dillard housewifehouseworkspend Change image and share on social
It makes more sense to write one big book - a novel or nonfiction narrative - than to write many stories or essays. Into a long, ambitious project you can fit or pour all you possess and learn. Annie Dillard ambitiousbigbook Change image and share on social
A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time. Annie Dillard catchchaosday Change image and share on social
Our family was on the lunatic fringe. My mother was always completely irrepressible. My father made crowd noises into a microphone. Annie Dillard completelycrowdfamily Change image and share on social
The notion of the infinite variety of detail and the multiplicity of forms is a pleasing one; in complexity are the fringes of beauty, and in variety are generosity and exuberance. Annie Dillard beautycomplexitydetail Change image and share on social
Your work is to keep cranking the flywheel that turns the gears that spin the belt in the engine of belief that keeps you and your desk in midair. Annie Dillard beliefbeltcrank Change image and share on social
