She wore her sexuality with an older woman's ease, and not like an awk…

Zadie Smith
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She wore her sexuality with an older woman's ease, and not like an awkward purse, never knowing how to hold it, where to hang it, or when to just put it down. ✨ Zadie Smith (2003). White Teeth, p.20, Vintage
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