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I don't trust them but I'm learning to use them.

Adrienne Rich

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Adrienne Rich
Age: 82 †
Born: 1929
Born: May 16
Died: 2012
Died: March 27
Essayist
Feminist
Peace Activist
Poet
Writer
Baltimore
Maryland
Adrienne Cecile Rich
Adrienne Cécile Rich
Adrienne Riche
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Learning
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Any woman's death diminishes me.
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Change is not a threat to your life, but an invitation to live.
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