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The soul may ask God for anything, and never fail.

Annie Dillard

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Annie Dillard
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 30
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Essayist
Novelist
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University Teacher
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Annie Dillard Doak
May
Soul
Never
Fail
Failing
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Anything

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