She felt herself needing more and more sleep. When she awoke in the mo…

Susan Sontag
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She felt herself needing more and more sleep. When she awoke in the morning, she thought of when she might lie down again - and when she would sleep. She started going to the movies. ✨ Susan Sontag (2009). Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963, p.171, Macmillan
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She felt herself needing more and more sleep. When she awoke in the morning, she thought of when she might lie down again - and when she would sleep. She started going to the movies. ✨ Susan Sontag (2009). Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963, p.171, Macmillan

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