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" I was brought up to try to see what was wrong and right it. Since I am a writer, writing is how I right it. "

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" At Sarah Lawrence, I realized that everybody was already what they were going to be. The painters were painting, the writers writing, the dancers dancing. And nobody wore any makeup. The art was uppermost. "

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