English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:

Annie Dillard Quotes

I am a frayed and nibbled survivor in a fallen world, and I am getting along. I am aging and eaten and have done my share of eating too. I am not washed and beautiful, in control of a shining world in which everything fits, but instead am wondering awed about on a splintered wreck I've come to care for, whose gnawed trees breathe a delicate air, whose bloodied and scarred creatures are my dearest companions, and whose beauty bats and shines not in its imperfections but overwhelmingly in spite of them...

Annie Dillard

About author

Related Authors

Topics

Quotes currently Trending

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow quote: "The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing..."
The strength of criticism lies in the weakness of the thing criticized. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
There are days when I miss my old convictions as if they were an amputated limb. But in general I feel better, and no less radical, and you will feel better too, I guarantee, once you leave hold of the doctrinaire and allow your chainless mind to do its own thinking. Christopher Hitchens
Lita Ford quote: "Joe Walsh is a great guy and and an unbelievable talent, I'd..."
Joe Walsh is a great guy and and an unbelievable talent, I'd like to work with him again someday. Lita Ford
I didn't expect to recover from my second operation but since I did, I consider that I'm living on borrowed time. Every day that dawns is a gift to me and I take it in that way. I accept it gratefully without looking beyond it. I completely forget my physical suffering and all the unpleasantness of my present condition and I think only of the joy of seeing the sun rise once more and of being able to work a little bit, even under difficult conditions. Henri Matisse
The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickly can he respond to the needs of others and how much of himself he can give. Philip K. Dick
Gordon B. Hinckley quote: "All of us are the products of the lives that touched upon our..."
All of us are the products of the lives that touched upon our own lives Gordon B. Hinckley
Ambrose Bierce quote: "there may be thunder in Europe but it is in America the..."
there may be thunder in Europe but it is in America the lightning will fall Ambrose Bierce
Now, where do I bring this thing down?" I asked. There was a hesitation, then, "You don't. We didn't design it to return. It was a redundancy we had no need for. Too costly, in terms of resources." "So what do I do? I just saved the Earth. And now I suffocate out here? Neil Gaiman
Russell M. Nelson quote: "Your life will be a blessed and balanced experience if you..."
Your life will be a blessed and balanced experience if you first honor your identity and priority. Russell M. Nelson
The problem with the suspenders my mother bought for him is that he hasn't adjusted the straps since he got them. So instead of attaching somewhere around his midsection, the suspenders clip onto his pants three inches below his nipples. Now picture the suspenders attached to sweatpants. This vision is what first led me to coin the term "camel balls. Chelsea Handler
Sarah Brightman quote: "I think I've probably re-invented myself three or four times..."
I think I've probably re-invented myself three or four times now, if that's what one calls it. Sarah Brightman
Find the story, Granny Weatherwax always said. She believed that the world was full of story shapes. If you let them, they controlled you. But if you studied them, if you found out about them... you could use them, you could change them. Terry Prachett
Franklin P. Jones quote: "One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least..."
One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody's listening. Franklin P. Jones
I love my family and I miss them very much but I'm a new person now. I know a lot of people will not agree with what I've done, but it was right for me. LaToya Jackson
We are all ruled in what we do by impulses; and these impulses are so organized that our actions in general serve for our self preservation and that of the race. Edna St. Vincent Millay