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I grew up aware of all the people I depended on and who depended on me.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Aware
Grew
People
Depended

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