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I have faith in human beings. I struggle with that faith.
Julianna Baggott
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Julianna Baggott
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 30
Essayist
Novelist
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University Teacher
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Wilmington
Delaware
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Love is selfless, it is a weakness, a giving in, a constant falling.
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