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But man is a Noble Animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave, solemnizing Nativities and Deaths with equal lustre, nor omitting Ceremonies of Bravery, in the infamy of his nature. Life is a pure flame, and we live by an invisible Sun within us.
Marilynne Robinson
Born: November 26, 1943 (age 81)
Bio: Marilynne Summers Robinson is an American novelist and essayist best known for her novels Housekeeping and Gilead.
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