We are here to witness. There is nothing else to do with those mute materials we do not need. Until Larry teaches his stone to talk, until God changes his mind, or until the pagan gods slip back to their hilltop groves, all we can do with the whole inhuman array is watch it.
Annie DillardOn plenty of days the writer can write three or four pages, and on plenty of other days he concludes he must throw them away.
Annie DillardIf we were to judge nature by common sense or likelihood, we wouldn't believe the world existed.
Annie Dillard