Ideas Quote by Robert Christgau

“If you're intimate with a mind as powerful as that of Ellen Willis, it takes you a long time to separate yourself from her ideas. She had an extremely powerful mind.” quote by Robert Christgau — Download Open image

“If you're intimate with a mind as powerful as that of Ellen Willis, it takes you a long time to separate yourself from her ideas. She had an extremely powerful mind.”

Robert Christgau

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