There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind. – Annie Dillard
Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark. – 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
The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out. – Annie Dillard