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Autobiography Quote by Erica Jong

“Memory is the crux of our humanity. Without memory we have no identities. That is really why I am committing an autobiography.” quote by Erica Jong — Download Open image

“Memory is the crux of our humanity. Without memory we have no identities. That is really why I am committing an autobiography.”

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