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The sensation of writing a book is the sensation of spinning, blinded by love and daring.

Annie Dillard

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Annie Dillard
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: April 30
Author
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
University Teacher
Writer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Annie Dillard Doak
Daring
Sensations
Book
Writing
Love
Barrels
Blinded
Sensation
Spinning

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