There is no such thing as an artist: there is only the world lit or unlit as the light allows. When the candle is burning, who looks at the wick? When the candle is out, who needs it?


The Annie Dillard reader (ed. Harpercollins, 1994)

Annie Dillard Quotes

There is no such thing as an artist: there is only the world lit or unlit as the light allows. When the candle is burning, who looks at the wick?...

There is no such thing as an artist: there is only the world lit or unlit as the light allows. When the candle is burning, who looks at the wick?...

There is no such thing as an artist: there is only the world lit or unlit as the light allows. When the candle is burning, who looks at the wick?...

There is no such thing as an artist: there is only the world lit or unlit as the light allows. When the candle is burning, who looks at the wick?...