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The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Made
Says
Hand
Friends
Dearer
Wrong
Stays
Stuff
Holds
Away
Birthday
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