3 Quotes by Annie Dillard (Author)

The news, in other words, breaks on the beaches.

At it's best,the sensation of writing is that of any unmerited grace. It is handed to you, but only if you look for it. You search, you break your heart, your back, your brain, and then - and only then - it is handed to you. From the corner of your eye you see motion. Something is moving through the air and headed your way.

Beauty and grace are performed whether or not we sense them. The least we can do is try to be there.