It hurts to love. It's like giving yourself to be flayed an… - Susan Sontag

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It hurts to love. It's like giving yourself to be flayed and knowing that at any moment the other person may just walk off with your skin.

Susan Sontag

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Susan Sontag (16 January 1933 – 28 December 2004) was an American essayist, literary critic, cultural theorist, and political activist.

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Alternative Names: Susan Rosenblatt

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It hurts to love. It's like giving yourself to be flayed and knowing that at any moment the other person may just walk off with your skin. - Susan Sontag

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