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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
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I've never gotten over high school, to the extent that I'm still a little surprised that my friends want to hang out with me.
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I learned to produce whether I wanted to or not. It would be easy to say oh, I have writer's block, oh, I have to wait for my muse. I don't. Chain that muse to your desk and get the job done.
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Every minute with a child takes seven minutes off your life.
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Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still.
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