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...shoot it down. Analysis said, not so easy, remember how guilty you tend to get, you'll punish yourself, you know--and how she knew. So she dilly-dallies. She draws a bead on the old need, she stiffens, she throws a tantrum of self-doubt, runs a guantlet of self-vivisection, and clutches at the coat lapels of her man, for self-definition. Fear of flying wins out every time. She should start a halfway house for feminists. Wait, no, she shouldn't. The book is too much of a wet towel, all wringing of hands and unchecked impulses...

Author: By Emily Fisher, | Title: Love and Loathing | 1/16/1974 | See Source »

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