Inspirational
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You do not have to sit outside in the dark. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will find that darkness is necessary. But the stars neither require nor demand it.
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Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard (born April 30, 1945) is an American author best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction.
She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir.
Her 1974 work Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
From 1980, Dillard taught for 21 years in the English department of Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut.
She has received honorary doctorate degrees from Boston College, Connecticut College, and the University of Hartford.
Dillard is a reclusive writer who rarely gives interviews or makes public appearances.
She lives in Middletown, Connecticut with her husband, Robert Dale Richardson.
She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir.
Her 1974 work Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction.
From 1980, Dillard taught for 21 years in the English department of Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut.
She has received honorary doctorate degrees from Boston College, Connecticut College, and the University of Hartford.
Dillard is a reclusive writer who rarely gives interviews or makes public appearances.
She lives in Middletown, Connecticut with her husband, Robert Dale Richardson.
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Books
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She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.
Life
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Spend the afternoon, you can't take it with you.
Life
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How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
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