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Quote by Annie Dillard

“He judged the instant and let go; he flung himself loose into the stars.”

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Annie Dillard is an American author known for her unique writing style and profound observations of nature. Born on April 30, 1945, she has written several notable works, including 'Pilgrim at Tinker Creek' and 'Under the Sun'. more

“The mist starts to form as we stand close to one another. It is a distant fog that rises from the horizon, and I find that I grow fearful as it approaches. It slowly creeps in, enveloping the world around us, fencing us in as if to prevent escape. Like a rolling cloud, it blankets everything, closing, until there is nothing left but the two of us.”

Ifs World Two Form Left Grows Approach Clouds Horizon Fearful Rolling Fog Closing Mist Blanket Creeps Two Of Us Fencing

Author:Nicholas Sparks

“I'm a bartender. I like recipes. They're concretes. Was the drink recipe for seduction one shot charm and two shots self-deception, shaken, not stirred?”

Two Self Drink Shots Deception Charm Concrete Seduction Recipes Self Deception Bartender

Book:Faefever: Fever Series

Source: Faefever: Fever Series

“Know why people run marathons? …Because running is rooted in our collective imagination, and our imagination is rooted in running. Language, art, science; space shuttles, Starry Night, intravascular surgery; they all had their roots in our ability to run. Running was the superpower that made us human — which means its a superpower all humans posses.”

Source: Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen

“I think that one of these days," he said, "you're going to have to find out where you want to go. And then you've got to start going there. But immediately. You can't afford to lose a minute. Not you.”

Thinking Want Said Loses Minutes These Days

Book:THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

Source: THE CATCHER IN THE RYE

“Love, I think, is a gateway to the world, not an escape from it.”

Thinking World Gateways

Book:Dog Years: A Memoir

Source: Dog Years: A Memoir

“All my life, up until that moment, I'd had a warm, protective blanket wrapped around me, knitted of aunts and uncles, purled of first and second and third cousins, knot-tied with grandmas and grandpas and greats. That blanket had just dropped from my shoulders. I felt cold, lost and alone.”

Source: The Fever Series 7-Book Bundle: Darkfever, Bloodfever, Faefever, Dreamfever, Shadowfever, Iced, Burned

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