There is no such thing as an artist - only the world, lit or unlit, as the world allows. Annie Dillard artistlightthing Change image and share on social
I never met a man who was shaken by a field of identical blades of grass. An acre of poppies and a forest of spruce boggle no one's mind. Annie Dillard acrebladeboggle Change image and share on social
A writer looking for subjects inquires not after what he loves best, but after what he alone loves at all. Annie Dillard inquirelovesubject 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
Every book has an intrinsic impossibility, which its writer discovers as soon as his first excitement dwindles. Annie Dillard bookdiscoverdwindle Change image and share on social
All my books started out as extravagant and ended up pure and plain. Annie Dillard bookendextravagant Change image and share on social
Matters of taste are not, it turns out, moral issues. Annie Dillard issuemattermoral Change image and share on social
God gave me a talent to draw. I 'owed' it to him to develop the talent. Annie Dillard developdrawgive Change image and share on social
When I teach, I preach. I thump the Bible. I exhort my students morally. I talk to them about the dedicated life. Annie Dillard biblededicateexhort Change image and share on social
There is no shortage of good days. It is good lives that are hard to come by. Annie Dillard daygoodhard Change image and share on social
