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So many more cycles of elation of the first kiss, and devastation when it's over.

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Elizabeth Wurtzel
Age: 52 †
Born: 1967
Born: July 31
Died: 2020
Died: January 7
Autobiographer
Journalist
Lawyer
Writer
New York City
New York
Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel
Elation
Devastation
Cycles
Kiss
Kissing
Firsts
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