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Now I will stop and be wholly attentive

Annie Dillard
July-August 1996 (Vol. IX, No. 7)

At a certain point you say to the woods, to the sea, to the mountains, the world: Now I am ready. Now I will stop and be wholly attentive. You empty yourself and wait, listening ... you wait, you give your life's length to listening.

~ from TEACHING A STONE TO TALK by Annie Dillard
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