Susan Sontag (1933–2004) American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist
Source: Reborn: Journals and Notebooks, 1947-1963
“I feel a little whirl of dislocation—the trademark sensation of the world being more closely knit together than you expected.”
Source: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore (2012), Chapter 16 “Codex Vitae” (p. 141)
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