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I am a frayed and nibbled survivor in a fallen world, and I am getting along. I am aging and eaten and have done my share of eating too.

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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Eating
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Nibbled
Getting
Frayed
Age
Eaten
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World
Aging
Fallen

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