It is difficult to undo our own damage, and to recall to our presence …

Annie Dillard
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It is difficult to undo our own damage, and to recall to our presence that which we have asked to leave. ✨ Annie Dillard (2016). Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters, p.66, Canongate Books
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