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Small change, small wonders - these are the currency of my endurance and ultimately of my life.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Ultimately
Wonder
Small
Change
Life
Wonders
Endurance
Currency

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