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No matter what kind of night you're having, morning always wins.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Winning
Night
Matter
Kind
Always
Wins
Morning

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