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What we end up calling history is a kind of knife, slicing down through time. a few people are hard enough to bend its edge. but most won't even stand close to the blade. i'm one of those. we don't bend anything.
-Barbara Kingsolver
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What We End Up Calling History Is

Barbara Kingsolver
What we end up calling history is a kind of knife, slicing down through time. a few people are hard enough to bend its edge. but most won't even stand close to the blade. i'm one of those. we don't bend anything.
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