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The minute my child was born, I was reborn as a feminist. It's so incredible what women can do... birthing naturally, as most women do around the globe, is a superhuman act. You leave behind the comforts of being human and plunge back into being an animal.

Ani DiFranco

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Ani DiFranco
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 23
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My distraction's my defense against this lack of inspiration Against this slow deflation Yeah the further the horizon The more it holds my gaze The foreground's out of focus but you know I kinda hope it's just a phase Just a phase.
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I am a work in progress dressed in the fabric of a world unfolding.
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