Unless all ages and races of men have been deluded by the same mass hypnotist (who?), there seems to be such a thing as beauty, a grace wholly gratuitous.
Annie DillardEven if things are as bad as they could possible be, and as meaningless, then matters of truth are themselves indifferent; we may as well please our sensibilities and, with as much spirit as we can muster, go out with a buck and a wing.
Annie DillardHow we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing.
Annie DillardYou can serve or you can sing, and wreck your heart in prayer, working the world's hard work.
Annie Dillard