Annie DillardIt has always been a happy thought to me that the creek runs on all night, new every minute, whether I wish it or know it or care, as a closed book on a shelf continues to whisper to itself its own inexhaustible tale.
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If you want to live a happy life, you should never be afraid to follow your dreams and passions. The fact that the creek continues to run every minute whether I wish it or know it or care can be interpreted in many ways. But its main purpose is to remind me that the world continues spinning regardless of my happiness.
Source: Pilgrim At Tinker Creek
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