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My way of finding a place in this world is to write one.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Findings
Finding
Write
Place
Writing
Way
World

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I don't bring expectations to any of my books. I don't tell people what to do. I want to invite them in.
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