"I cannot cause light; the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam."

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Annie Dillard

#Light Quotes #Trying Quotes #Causes Quotes

“The Heart of the matter is Soul, nothing else...”
“What is a historian, anyway? It is someone who uses facts to record the development of humanity.”
“I am deeply impressed with the designer of the universe; I am confident I couldnt have done anywhere near such a good job.”
“I'm fascinated by the emergence of a global class. They're highly mobile; they reject the idea of place.”

Source : "I'm the bloke who got the big advance" by Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. May 15, 2004.
“I'd studied theater growing up and loved that, but didn't have many examples of artists around me.”
“Feel like a broke-down engine, ain't got no drivin' wheel. You all been down and lonesome, you know just how a poor man feels.”
“Rationality and the instinct of collaboration have already given us large regions and long periods of peace and prosperity. Ultimately, they will lead us to a planet without countries, without wars, without patriotism, without religions, without poverty, where we will be able to share the world. Actually, maybe I am not sure I truly believe that I believe this, but I do want to believe that I believe this.”
“I think the audience should take away that it's okay to be smart, it's okay to be funny and well-learned. You can be from academia and be funny; you don't have to be an idiot.”

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