Annie Dillard Quotes
Whenever a work's structure is intentionally one of its own themes, another of its themes is art.
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A stale article, if you dip it in a good, warm, sunny smile, will go off better than a fresh one that you've scowled upon.
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The phrase 'mad as a hatter' was coined because hat makers were poisoned by the high levels of mercury used in felt processing; these workers developed a strange, uneven gait as well as strange alterations in their personalities - traits that resembled mental instability.
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The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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Clearly I am a very strong, top-of-the-line, always-rising-to-it personage.
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Love is the flower of life, and blossoms unexpectedly and without law, and must be plucked where it is found, and enjoyed for the brief hour of its duration.
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I have always been a coward as a child. I am not very brave. I am very aware of the fact that I am not very gutsy.
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In metros, girls are very independent, conscious and aware. But in the interiors of our country, where education is not given importance, they continue to be oppressed. But it is important for every woman to acknowledge what she wants from herself rather than going for what people expect from her.
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The ability to calibrate risk doesn't happen rationally.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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I love sportswear in my own weird way. Fashion is such a personal journey for me. I'm much more of a girl that's a T-shirt, legging, layering kind of thing, and outerwear.
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I never said I wanted to be a lead actress; I never said I wanted to be a film actress. This need to trump everyone bewilders me. I'm only 25. I'm not better than anyone. I just want to watch other people and learn to be good.
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I remember devouring the entire Hardy Boys series over one summer, enthralled by their bravery and cleverness.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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Any partying I did, I did at home. I didn't want to be in the spotlight... There's an easy way to get away from the paparazzi; they're not that difficult to hide from and you don't need to go out for coffee every five minutes.
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An English journalist called Michael Viney told me when I was 25, that I would write well if I cared a lot what I was writing about. That worked. I went home that day and wrote about parents not understanding their children as well as we teachers did, and it was published the very next week.
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A lot of very successful businessmen share some of these sociopathic traits - a lack of empathy, seeing people as commodities, projecting an air of sincerity when everything is actually calculated.
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My mom was dying for me to write a book, she was my biggest advocate.
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I've made a career out of playing the id: the guy that says whatever pops into his head.
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Even when life is difficult or challenging-especially when life is difficult and challenging-the present is always an opportunity for us to learn, grow, and become better than we've ever been before.
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That's the thing about awards - it's for the people who do all the hard work behind the scenes. An award is just a clap at them.
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Pain s the truth of art. Art is not a hobby or a pastime. It is the result of an internal battle royal, one between the quest for safety and the desire to matter.
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Whenever a work's structure is intentionally one of its own themes, another of its themes is art.
