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We are here to bring to consciousness the beauty and power that are around us and to praise the people who are here with us.

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
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