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When I wrote 'The Good Body,' I turned 40 and suddenly had this stomach. It seemed like the end of the world. Because I didn't value my body. I was constantly judging it, but I also didn't live in it.

Eve Ensler

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Eve Ensler
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 25
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