We are here to witness. There is nothing else to do with those mute ma…

Annie Dillard
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We are here to witness. There is nothing else to do with those mute materials we do not need. Until Larry teaches his stone to talk, until God changes his mind, or until the pagan gods slip back to their hilltop groves, all we can do with the whole inhuman array is watch it. ✨ Annie Dillard (2016). Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters, p.67, Canongate Books
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