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What makes me feel strong? Being in love and work. I must work.

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Susan Sontag
Age: 71 †
Born: 1933
Born: January 16
Died: 2004
Died: December 28
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Essayist
Feminist
Film Critic
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Historian
Human Rights Activist
Journalist
Literary Critic
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New York City
New York
Susan Rosenblatt
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