“I'm restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again.”

Variant: I’m restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again.

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writer of novels, short stories, and erotica 1903–1977

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“I'm restless. Things are calling me away. My hair is being pulled by the stars again.”

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