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Illusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet. They are what we call civilization.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Feet
Call
Truth
Pavement
Illusions
Mistaken
Illusion
Civilization

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