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Misunderstanding is my cornerstone. It's everyone's, come to think of it. Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Everyone
Truth
Cornerstone
Come
Pavement
Think
Misunderstanding
Thinking
Illusions
Mistaken
Illusion
Feet

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