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If we really want to be full and generous in spirit, we have no choice but to trust at some level.

Rita Dove

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Rita Dove
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: August 28
Essayist
Poet
Professor
Writer
Akron
Ohio
Rita Frances Dove
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Sometimes a word is found so right it trembles at the slightest explanation.
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I think children have talent and insight, but it gets beaten out of them.
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What writing does is to reveal.
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I carry a notebook with me everywhere. But that's only the first step.
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