“Last time I talked to her she didn't sound like herself. She's depressed. It's awful what happens when people run out of money. They start thinking they're no good.”

—  Barbara Kingsolver , Pigs in Heaven

Source: Pigs in Heaven

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American author, poet and essayist 1955

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