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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: A last look at the stars and then to sleep. Lots to do at whatever pace I can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/the-snail-had-been-a-true-mentor-its-tiny-existence-had-sustained-me/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

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## More by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

> [“The snail had been a true mentor; its tiny existence had sustained me. Late one winter night I wrote in my journal: A last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/the-snail-had-been-a-true-mentor-its-tiny-existence-had-sustained-me/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“It seemed far more reasonable to belong to a species that had evolved natural tooth replacement than to belong to one that had developed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/it-seemed-far-more-reasonable-to-belong-to-a-species-that-had-evolved/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“Those of us with illnesses are the holders of the silent fears of those with good health.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/those-of-us-with-illnesses-are-the-holders-of-the-silent-fears-of/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“The life of a snail is as full of tasty food, comfortable beds of sorts, and a mix of pleasant and not-so-pleasant adventures as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/the-life-of-a-snail-is-as-full-of-tasty-food-comfortable-beds-of/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“There was no woodsy fragrance blowing through my room, and the snail, especially while it lived in the pot of violets, must have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/there-was-no-woodsy-fragrance-blowing-through-my-room-and-the-snail/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“There is a certain depth of illness that is piercing in its isolation: the only rule of existence is uncertainty, and the only movement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/there-is-a-certain-depth-of-illness-that-is-piercing-in-its-isolation/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“Given the ease with which health infuses life with meaning and purpose, it is shocking how swiftly illness steals away those certainties.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/given-the-ease-with-which-health-infuses-life-with-meaning-and/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“The crucial first step to survival in all organisms is habitat selection. If you get to the right place, everything else is likely to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/the-crucial-first-step-to-survival-in-all-organisms-is-habitat/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“I liked the sound of the word 'snail' every time I said it; the word was as small and simple as the creature itself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/i-liked-the-sound-of-the-word-snail-every-time-i-said-it-the-word-was/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“Survival often depends on a specific focus: A relationship, a belief, or a hope balanced on the edge of possibility. Or something more ephemeral:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/survival-often-depends-on-a-specific-focus-a-relationship-a-belief-or/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/millions-of-centuries-of-voyaging-via-animals-water-and-wind-brought/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“I find that nothing is quite as I remember; in my absence, the world has changed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/i-find-that-nothing-is-quite-as-i-remember-in-my-absence-the-world/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“My bed was an island within the desolate sea of my room. Yet I knew that there were other people homebound from illness or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/my-bed-was-an-island-within-the-desolate-sea-of-my-room-yet-i-knew/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“THERE IS A CERTAIN depth of illness that is piercing in its isolation; the only rule of existence is uncertainty, and the only movement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/there-is-a-certain-depth-of-illness-that-is-piercing-in-its-isolation-2/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

> [“We are all hostages of time. We each have the same number of minutes and hours to live within a day, yet to me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-tova-bailey/we-are-all-hostages-of-time-we-each-have-the-same-number-of-minutes/)

[Elisabeth Tova Bailey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-tova-bailey/)

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