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But children robbed of love will dwell on magic.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Children
Love
Robbed
Dwell
Magic

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