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Any system was a straightjacket if you insisted on adhering to it so totally and humorlessly.

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
Adhering
Insisted
Totally
System

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tis true that tho' People can transcend their Characters in Times of Tranquillity, they can ne'er do so in Times of Tumult.
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I have a very sensitive nose. I identify with dogs. I understand the world through my nose.
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A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.
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