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Quote by Annie Dillard
There is a certain age at which a child looks at you in all earnes

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

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