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Quit smoking in the hope of growing old. It takes a long time to write. People go to books for wisdom and older authors tend to have more of it.
Barbara Kingsolver
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Barbara Kingsolver
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: April 8
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...whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. And peace will be with you.
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The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away.
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Eaters must understand, how we eat determines how the world is used.
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A dog can't think that much about what he's doing, he just does what feels right.
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In a world as wrong as this one, all we can do is make things as right as we can.
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When you're given a brilliant child you polish her and let her shine. Pigs in Heaven
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Don't try to figure out what other people want to hear from you figure out what you have to say.
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