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Whatever You'd Like Susan Sontag to Think, She Doesn’t
"The only interesting answers," she says, "are those which destroy the questions"
July
1
1968
James Toback
Gabriel Pascalini
Whatever You'd Like Susan Sontag to Think, She Doesn’t
James Toback
July
1
1968
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Whatever You'd Like Susan Sontag to Think, She Doesn’t
"The only interesting answers," she says, "are those which destroy the questions"
July
1
1968
James Toback
Gabriel Pascalini
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