I don't want to express alienation. It isn't what I feel. I'm interest…

Susan Sontag
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I don't want to express alienation. It isn't what I feel. I'm interested in various kinds of passionate engagement. All my work says be serious, be passionate, wake up. ✨ Susan Sontag Finds Romance. Interview with Leslie Garis, www.nytimes.com. August 2, 1992.
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I don't want to express alienation. It isn't what I feel. I'm interested in various kinds of passionate engagement. All my work says be serious, be passionate, wake up. ✨ Susan Sontag Finds Romance. Interview with Leslie Garis, www.nytimes.com. August 2, 1992.

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