Elisabeth Tova Bailey Quotes

A collection of quotes by Elisabeth Tova Bailey.

Elisabeth Tova Bailey is an American author known for her book "The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating." The memoir, published in 2010, chronicles her own experience of illness and her observations of a snail that she kept as a companion during her bedridden months. Bailey's writing combines her love for nature and biology, offering a profound reflection on the interconnectedness of life. Her work has received critical acclaim for its poetic and introspective style, earning her a dedicated following.

Given the ease with which health infuses life with meaning a

Given the ease with which health infuses life with meaning and purpose, it is shocking how swiftly illness steals away those certaintiesTime unused and only endured still vanishes, as if time itself is starving, and each day is swallowed whole, leaving no crumbs, no memory, no trace at all.

Elisabeth Tova Bailey

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