I wake up thinking: What am I reading? What will I read next? I'm terr…

Annie Dillard
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I wake up thinking: What am I reading? What will I read next? I'm terrified that I'll run out, that I will read through all I want to, and be forced to learn wildflowers at last, to keep awake. ✨ Annie Dillard (2011). Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, p.44, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
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I wake up thinking: What am I reading? What will I read next? I'm terrified that I'll run out, that I will read through all I want to, and be forced to learn wildflowers at last, to keep awake. ✨ Annie Dillard (2011). Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, p.44, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd

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