Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay — Susan Sontag
Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay — Susan Sontag
Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay — Susan Sontag
Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay — Susan Sontag
Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay — Susan Sontag
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Love words, agonize over sentences. And pay

— Susan Sontag
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