"It is difficult to undo our own damage, and to recall to our presence that which we have asked to leave. It is hard to desecrate a grove and change your mind. The very holy mountains are keeping mum. We doused the burning bush and cannot rekindle it; we are lighting matches in vain under every green tree."

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About Annie Dillard

Annie Dillard is an American author known for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek and essays on nature and spirituality.

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