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Even feigning surprise, pretending it was unexpected and saying a ritual thanks, is surely wiser than just expecting everything so carelessly.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Everything
Pretending
Even
Surely
Unexpected
Feigning
Thanks
Carelessly
Surprise
Vegetables
Miracle
Ritual
Saying
Wiser
Animal
Expecting

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