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I have a very sensitive nose. I identify with dogs. I understand the world through my nose.

Erica Jong

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Erica Jong
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 26
Author
Feminist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
New York City
New York
Erica Mann Jong
Nose
Noses
Dogs
Sensitive
Dog
Understand
World
Identify

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