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Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can't function without it.

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
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Without
Believe
Unhappiness
Element
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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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I never became a writer for the money. I am a poet first. Even getting published is a miracle for poets.
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