Divinity is not playful. The universe was not made in jest but in sole…

Annie Dillard
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Divinity is not playful. The universe was not made in jest but in solemn incomprehensibl e earnest. By a power that is unfathomably secret, and holy, and fleet. There is nothing to be done about it, but ignore it, or see. ✨ ANNIE DILLARD (1974). PILGRIM AT TINKER CREEK
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