Geography is the key, the crucial accident of birth. A piece of protei…

Annie Dillard
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Geography is the key, the crucial accident of birth. A piece of protein could be a snail, a sea lion, or a systems analyst, but it had to start somewhere. This is not science; it is merely metaphor. And the landscape in which the protein starts shapes its end as surely as bowls shape water. ✨ Annie Dillard (2016). Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters, p.92, Canongate Books
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