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He judged the instant and let go he flung himself loose into the stars.

Annie Dillard

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Annie Dillard
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 30
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Essayist
Novelist
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Annie Dillard Doak
Loose
Judged
Instant
Stars
Flung

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