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In fact, one of the things that I really love about literary fiction is that it's one of the few kinds of writing that doesn't tell us what to think or what to buy or what to wear. We're surrounded by advertising.
Barbara Kingsolver
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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
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Southern Appalachians have been ridiculed since the country began. In fiction, they're usually depicted in a cartoonish manner. The region is poor, and very suspicious of outsiders, so there's a sort of 'us versus them' situation. They're easy to poke fun at.
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I personally am inclined to approach [housework] the way governments treat dissent: ignore it until it revolts.
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I considered her my ally, because, like me, she was imperfect.
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Quit smoking, and observe posted speed limits. This will improve your odds of getting old enough to be wise.
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