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A dog can't think that much about what he's doing, he just does what feels right.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Much
Think
Thinking
Dog
Doe
Right
Feels

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