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In the places that call me out, I know I'll recover my wordless childhood trust in the largeness of life and its willingness to take me in.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Trust
Largeness
Call
Wordless
Religion
Recover
Spirit
Gardening
Take
Willingness
Life
Spirituality
Places
Childhood

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