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Do you think its possible to live without wanting to put your name on your paintings? To belong to a group so securely you don't need to rise above it?

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Without
Rise
Need
Group
Needs
Groups
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Painting
Thinking
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Securely
Names
Paintings
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