Annie Dillard Quote
She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live. She read books as one would breathe ether, to sink in and die.
Annie Dillard
She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live. She read books as one would breathe ether, to sink in and die.
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About Annie Dillard
Annie Dillard (née Doak; born April 30, 1945) is an American author, best known for her narrative prose in both fiction and non-fiction. She has published works of poetry, essays, prose, and literary criticism, as well as two novels and one memoir. Her 1974 book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. From 1980, Dillard taught for 21 years in the English department of Wesleyan University, in Middletown, Connecticut.