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A good title holds magic, some cognitive dissonance, a little grit between the teeth, but above all it is the jumping-off place into wonder.

Barbara Kingsolver

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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
Annapolis
Maryland
Magic
Dissonance
Wonder
Grit
Place
Cognitive
Littles
Jumping
Little
Title
Book
Titles
Good
Holds
Teeth

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