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title: "4 Sparks Flames Quotes by 1 author"
description: "Browse 4 Sparks Flames quotes by 1 author. Discover the best Sparks Flames sayings and thoughts."
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> [“At the time of Lewis and Clark, setting the prairies on fire was a well-known signal that meant, ‘Come down to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-dillard/at-the-time-of-lewis-and-clark-setting-the-prairies-on-fire-was-a/)

[Annie Dillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-dillard/)

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> [After the one extravagant gesture of creation in the first place, the universe has continued to deal exclusively in extravagances, flinging intricacies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-dillard/after-the-one-extravagant-gesture-of-creation-in-the-first-place-the/)

[Annie Dillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-dillard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f62/annie-dillard-509_creation_after-the-one-extravagant-gesture-of-cre_850505.jpg)

> [“The universe has continued to deal in extravagances, flinging intricacies and colossi down eons of emptiness, heaping profusions on profligacies with ever-fresh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-dillard/the-universe-has-continued-to-deal-in-extravagances-flinging/)

[Annie Dillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-dillard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/annie-dillard-509_fire_the-universe-has-continued-to-deal-in-ex_1378003.jpg)

> [I come down to the water to cool my eyes. But everywhere I look I see fire; that which isn't flint is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annie-dillard/i-come-down-to-the-water-to-cool-my-eyes-but-everywhere-i-look-i-see/)

[Annie Dillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annie-dillard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c22/annie-dillard-509_eye_i-come-down-to-the-water-to-cool-my-eyes_2318087.jpg)

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