There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind. — Annie Dillard
As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker. — Annie Dillard
Every book has an intrinsic impossibility, which its writer discovers as soon as his first excitement dwindles. — Annie Dillard
I noticed this process of waking, and predicted with terrifying logic that one of these years — Annie Dillard
It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from our creator — Annie Dillard
The painter… does not fit the paints to the world. He most certainly does not fit the world to himself. — Annie Dillard
The writer studies literature, not the world. He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write. — Annie Dillard
There is a certain age at which a child looks at you in all earnestness and delivers a long — Annie Dillard
Your work is to keep cranking the flywheel that turns the gears that spin the belt in the engine — Annie Dillard
An inuit hunter asked the local missionary priest: “if I did not know about God and sin — Annie Dillard
There must be bands of enthusiasts for everything on earth-fanatics who shared a vocabulary — Annie Dillard
If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. — Annie Dillard