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You. . . are now servants to the ear that needs quiet solace, and the eye that needs the consolation of beauty, servants to the mind that needs desperate repose or pointed inquiry, to the heart that needs invitation to flight or silent understanding, and to the soul that needs safe landing, or fearless, relentless enlightenment.

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Erica Jong

Writers are always at the edge of the inferno, and the fire is licking at our toes. Luckily, this turns us on!

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