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Be careful what you give children, for sooner or later you are sure to get it back.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Give
Back
Giving
Children
Sooner
Careful
Later
Sure

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