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When i was younger i was much more polemical and didactic, much less trusting. inherently my own vision of the world would weave its way through the characters. also, my concerns are changing. what happens is you write a few plays and get boxed into some idea of what your concerns are and what you're supposed to be writing about.
-Eve Ensler
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Eve Ensler
When i was younger i was much more polemical and didactic, much less trusting. inherently my own vision of the world would weave its way through the characters. also, my concerns are changing. what happens is you write a few plays and get boxed into some idea of what your concerns are and what you're supposed to be writing about.
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