Janie knew that God tore down the old world every evening and built a new one by sun-up. It was wonderful to see it take form with the sun and emerge from the gray dust of its making.

Zora Neale Hurston
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Being in the world means being able to see the world through different eyes when one is young, but then realizing that the world becomes a mystery when you are older. You can live in one place for a long time, and then one day you look around and see your old surroundings change.

Source: Their Eyes Were Watching God

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