kindred spirit
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Still, devotees of John Waters, Sean Baker, Todd Solondz and the Safdie brothers will sense that DeFalco is a kindred spirit, a filmmaker with an open-minded curiosity about the rowdier parts of the human zoo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
You see this kindred spirit through reading, and it’s the most beautiful thing.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
O’Keeffe and Stieglitz both found a kindred spirit in Lawrence’s intense passion for nature and its spiritual dimensions, pantheistic in its fervor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton met a kindred spirit in Caracas-born Francisco de Miranda, who fought for both the American and French revolutionary causes.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
And even Elisabet isn’t truly a kindred spirit.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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