Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.
Anne Lamott (2007). “Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life”, p.236, Anchor
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Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.