I am not quite sure how writing changes things, but I know that it doe…

Erica Jong
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I am not quite sure how writing changes things, but I know that it does. It is indirect-like the trails of earthworms aerating the earth. It is not always deliberate-like the tails of glowing dust dragged by comets. ✨ Erica Jong (1999). What Do Women Want?: Bread, Roses, Sex, Power, Perennial
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