I am sorry I ran from you. I am still running, running from that knowl…

Annie Dillard
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I am sorry I ran from you. I am still running, running from that knowledge, that eye, that love from which there is no refuge. For you meant only love, and love, and I felt only fear, and pain. So once in Israel love came to us incarnate, stood in the doorway between two worlds, and we were all afraid. ✨ Annie Dillard (2016). Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters, p.103, Canongate Books
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