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Blocks usually stem from fear of being judged. If you imagine the world is listening, you'll never write a line.

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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
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