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But wells don't come without first begging to see the wells wells don't come without first splitting open hard earth, cracking back the lids. There's no seeing God face-to-face without first the ripping.

Ann Voskamp

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Ann Voskamp
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 10
Author
Writer
Earth
Ripping
Back
Cracking
Wells
Splitting
Firsts
Begging
Come
Open
Without
Seeing
First
Face
Hard
Faces
Lids

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