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If you had to summarize the Old Testament, the summary would be: stop doing this to yourselves.
Marilynne Robinson
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Marilynne Robinson
Age: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 26
Essayist
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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Sandpoint
Idaho
Marilynne Summers Robinson
Marilynne S. Robinson
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Rejoice with those who rejoice. I have found that difficult too often. I was much better at weeping with those who weep.
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