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The way I see it, a person isn't nothing more than a scarecrow... The only difference between one that stands up good and one that blows over is what kind of a stick they're stuck up there on.
Barbara Kingsolver
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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
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What you lose in blindness is the space around you, the place where you are, and without that you might not exist. You could be nowhere at all.
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Sometimes I prayed for Baby Jesus to make me good, but Baby Jesus didn't.
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For scientists, reality is not optional.
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