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Quote by Annie Dillard
A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching d

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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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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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. – 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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There are no secrets that time does not reveal. – Jean Racine

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No thieves, no traitors, no interventionists! This time the revolution is for real! – Fidel Castro

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Both young children and old people have a lot of time on their hands. Thats probably why they get along so well. – Jonathan Carroll

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Dont spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. – Coco Chanel

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