More From Annie Dillard
- "A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time."
- "There is a certain age at which a child looks at you in all earnestness and delivers a long, pleased speech in all the true inflections of spoken English, but with not one recognizable syllable."
- "There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind."
More In Courage
- "There were different challenges along the way. Certainly the food shortage was unpleasant."― Leroy Chiao
- "It’s up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema, not just business. John was rejected by studios, he borrowed money and did movies with his own money. You’re either courageous or not. You have to find a way."― Ben Gazzara
- "Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave."― Mary Tyler Moore