Quotes by Dillard, Annie

It could be that our faithlessness is a cowering cowardice born of our >>

No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matte >>

I don't know what it is about fecundity that so appalls. I suppose it >>

Quotations about Beauty

Beauty, unaccompanied by virtue, is as a flower without perfume. >>

Sunsets are so beautiful that they almost seem as if we were looking t >>

Trust not too much to an enchanting face. >>

No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful?

Dillard, Annie