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Joanna Russ - I once asked a young dissertation writer...

I once asked a young dissertation writer whether her suddenly grayed hair was due to ill health or personal tragedy; she answered: "It was the footnotes”. (Joanna Russ)

I once asked a young dissertation writer whether her suddenly grayed hair was due to ill health or personal tragedy; she answered: "It was the footnotes”.

Joanna Russ

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