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I think the most interesting parts of human experience might be the sparks that come from that sort of chipping flint of cultures rubbing against each other.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Humans
Cultures
Come
Parts
Think
Sort
Thinking
Interesting
Culture
Chipping
Experience
Flint
Might
Rubbing
Human
Sparks

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