More From Annie Dillard
- "Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark."
- "There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind."
- "It is ironic that the one thing that all religions recognize as separating us from our creator, our very self-consciousness, is also the one thing that divides us from our fellow creatures. It was a bitter birthday present from evolution."
More In Courage
- "Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity."― W. Clement Stone
- "Leaders come in many forms, with many styles and diverse qualities. There are quiet leaders and leaders one can hear in the next county. Some find strength in eloquence, some in judgment, some in courage."― John W. Gardner
- "Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air."― John Quincy Adams