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The locus of the human mystery is perception of this world. From it proceeds every thought, every art.

Marilynne Robinson

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Marilynne Robinson
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 26
Essayist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Sandpoint
Idaho
Marilynne Summers Robinson
Marilynne S. Robinson
Mystery
Art
Thought
Human
Humans
Every
Locus
World
Proceeds
Perception

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