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People love pretty much the same things best. A writer looking for

People love pretty much the same things best. A writer looking for subjects inquires not after what he loves best, but after what he alone loves at all. – Annie Dillard

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Buddhism notes that it is always a mistake to think your soul can go it alone. – Annie Dillard

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As soon as beauty is sought not from religion and love, but for pleasure, it degrades the seeker. – Annie Dillard

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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. – Annie Dillard

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There are times when the only access I have to the truest person that I am is when Im alone and trying to solve a sentence. Its exciting, even when its frustrating, even when I cant do it right. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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But Socialism, alone, can bring self-determination of their peoples. – Karl Liebknecht

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Virtue alone has majesty in death. – Edward Young

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I love clothes, but I dont know what to put on myself, let alone others. I have a lot of help getting dressed. – Jennifer Aniston

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