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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
Place
Cognitive
Littles
Jumping
Title
Little
Titles
Book
Holds
Good
Teeth
Magic
Dissonance
Wonder
Grit

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