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God doesn’t need to punish us. He just grants us a long enough life to punish ourselves.
Barbara Kingsolver
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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
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I personally am inclined to approach [housework] the way governments treat dissent: ignore it until it revolts.
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People ask without wanting to know.
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