You don’t have to sit outside in the dark. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will find that darkness is necessary. But the stars neither require nor demand it.

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"How we spend our days is of course, how we spend our lives."

- Annie Dillard

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"The surest sign of age is loneliness."

- Annie Dillard

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"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives."

- Annie Dillard

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"Experiencing the present purely is being empty and hollow; you catch grace as a man fills his cup under a waterfall."

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"There is a muscular energy in sunlight corresponding to the spiritual energy of wind."

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"She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within."

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"We should never judge someone based on their appearance."

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"Beauty and ugliness are merely subjective labels. What matters is who we are inside."

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"When we see beyond appearances, we discover the true essence of a person."

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"Worry is a misuse of imagination."

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