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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.

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
Procrastinating
Every
Procrastination
Judged
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Scared
Fear
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