Miracles... seem to me to rest not so much upon... healing … - Willa Cather

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Miracles... seem to me to rest not so much upon... healing power coming suddenly near us from afar but upon our perceptions being made finer, so that, for a moment, our eyes can see and our ears can hear what is there around us always.

Willa Cather

Death Comes for the Archbishop · June 16, 1990 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

mundane defamiliarization renewal miracle awareness perception attention

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About Willa Cather

Willa Sibert Cather (7 December 1873 – 24 April 1947) is among the most eminent American authors, known for her depictions of US life in her novels.

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Alternative Names: Willa Sibert Cather • Wilella Sibert “Willa” Cather • Wilella Sibert Cather

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