Quote by Annie Dillard
The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper;

The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out. – Annie Dillard

Other quotes by 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. – Annie Dillard

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Time
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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. – Annie Dillard

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Birthday
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Its a little silly to finally learn how to write at this age. But I long ago realized I was secretly sincere. – Annie Dillard

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Age
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Other Quotes from
Water
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There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I no longer wonder at the cruelty of pirates. – James Russell Lowell

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Water

Ocean: A body of water occupying two-thirds of a world made for man — who has no gills. – Ambrose Bierce

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Water

The tides are in our veins. – Robinson Jeffers

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Water

Most of us, I suppose, are a little nervous of the sea. No matter what its smiles may be, we doubt its friendship. – H.M. Tomlinson

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Water

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The hungry world cannot be fed until and unless the growth of its resources and the growth of its population come into balance. Each man and woman-and each nation –must make decisions of conscience and policy in the face of this great problem. – Lyndon B. Johnson

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