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

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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
Look
Looks
Procrastinate
Every
Procrastinating
Procrastination
Judged
Excuse
Scared
Fear

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Murky language means someone wants to pick your pocket.
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I convinced myself that sadness and compromise were the ways of the world.
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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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