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Once I worshipped Keats for dying young. Now I think it's braver to die old.

Once I worshipped Keats for dying young. Now I think it's braver to die old.

Erica Jong
Thinking, Dying, Young
Erica Jong (2013). “Fear of Flying: 40th Anniversary Edition”, p.375, Open Road Media

If there's anything the world disdains more than uppity young women, it's uppity old women. Dying young has always been a woman's best career move.

Erica Jong
Moving, Careers, Dying
Erica Jong (2007). “What Do Women Want?: Essays by Erica Jong”, p.59, Penguin

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