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Quit smoking, and observe posted speed limits. This will improve your odds of getting old enough to be wise.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Quitting
Smoking
Improve
Speed
Limits
Posted
Wise
Observe
Getting
Odds
Enough
Quit

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