Snail Quotes by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

8 Snail quotes by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

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Elisabeth Tova Bailey’s reflections on snails reveal a quiet reverence for slow movement. These eight lines provide a concise glimpse into her gentle, observant voice.

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“The snail had been a true mentor; its tiny existence had sustained me. Late one winter night I wrote in my journal:…

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“The life of a snail is as full of tasty food, comfortable beds of sorts, and a mix of pleasant and not-so-pleasant…

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“There was no woodsy fragrance blowing through my room, and the snail, especially while it lived in the pot of violets, must…

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“I liked the sound of the word 'snail' every time I said it; the word was as small and simple as the…

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“As the snail's world grew more familiar, my own human world became less so; my species was so large, so rushed, and…

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“The sentence that best expresses a snail's way of life: 'The right thing to do is to do nothing, the place to…

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“Life without a snail was hard to contemplate.”

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“Illness isolates; the isolated become invisible; the invisible become forgotten. But the snail…the snail kept my spirit from evaporating.”

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“Those of us with illnesses are the holders of the silent fears of those with good health.”

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“There is a certain depth of illness that is piercing in its isolation: the only rule of existence is uncertainty, and the only movement…

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“Given the ease with which health infuses life with meaning and purpose, it is shocking how swiftly illness steals away those certainties.”

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“The crucial first step to survival in all organisms is habitat selection. If you get to the right place, everything else is likely to…

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“I liked the sound of the word 'snail' every time I said it; the word was as small and simple as the creature itself.”

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“Survival often depends on a specific focus: A relationship, a belief, or a hope balanced on the edge of possibility. Or something more ephemeral:…

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“Millions of centuries of voyaging via animals, water, and wind brought my snail's family to colonize the woods near where I was staying. It…

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“I find that nothing is quite as I remember; in my absence, the world has changed.”

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“My bed was an island within the desolate sea of my room. Yet I knew that there were other people homebound from illness or…

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“THERE IS A CERTAIN depth of illness that is piercing in its isolation; the only rule of existence is uncertainty, and the only movement…

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“We are all hostages of time. We each have the same number of minutes and hours to live within a day, yet to me…

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