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The dear, stupid body is as easily satisfied as a spaniel.
Annie Dillard
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Annie Dillard
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 30
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
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A schedule defends from chaos and whim. A net for catching days.
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Admire the world for never ending on you -- as you would an opponent, without taking your eyes away from him, or walking away.
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It is madness to wear ladies' straw hats and velvet hats to church we should all be wearing crash helmets. Ushers should issue life preservers and signal flares they should lash us to our pews. For the sleeping God may wake someday and take offense, or the waking God may draw us out to where we can never return.
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I think the dying pray at the last not please, but thank you, as a guest thanks his host at the door.
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