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“…we are moral creatures, then, in an amoral world. The universe that suckled us is a monster that does not care if we live or die—does not care if it itself grinds to a halt. It is fixed and blind, a robot programmed to kill.”
And then a few sentences later she quotes Julian of Norwich? Ms Dillard you are speaking my language
— May 09, 2026 02:48PM
And then a few sentences later she quotes Julian of Norwich? Ms Dillard you are speaking my language
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Lise
is on page 138 of 288
The comparisons to Thoreau are apt. Whenever I have a hard time penetrating her style, I'll start reading aloud, and then my voice will tighten as I stumble across something profound in real time. Now when I go for my walks I think, "how would Annie Dillard describe what I'm seeing right now?" Can't believe she was 28 when she wrote this.
— May 05, 2026 11:11AM
Lise
is on page 92 of 288
“Time gives us a whirl. We keep waking up from a dream we can’t recall, looking around in surprise, and lapsing back, for years on end. All I want to do is stay awake, keep my head up, prop my eyes open, with toothpicks, with trees.”
— Apr 30, 2026 10:45PM
Lise
is on page 82 of 288
Maybe I’m just cooling on creative nonfiction, but I’m really struggling to get through this one—which surprises me because a) I loved For the Time Being and b) many of the descriptions really resonate with me. But I’m struggling without a narrative.
— Feb 02, 2026 10:20PM
