“If she[…] had known how much her first half-inch beginning to let go would take - and how long her noticing and renouncing owning and her turning her habits, and beginning the slimmest self-mastery whose end was nowhere in sight… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
![“If she[…] had known how much her first half-inch beginning to let go would take - and how long her noticing and renouncing owning and her turning her habits, and beginning the slimmest self-mastery whose end was nowhere in sight - would she have begun?” quote by Annie Dillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/691/annie-dillard-509_beginning_if-she-had-known-how-much-her-first-half_2602439.jpg)