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The quote warns that a romantic partner can also be a source of harm or betrayal. It uses Samson and Delilah as an example of hidden danger inside intimacy. The message is to stay cautious even with someone very close to you.
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Originally said in English.
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About Elizabeth Wurtzel
American writer, journalist, and lawyer
Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel was an American writer, journalist, and lawyer. She is best known for Prozac Nation, her confessional memoir published when she was 27, and for being seen as a voice of Generation X. Her writing often examined her own experiences with depression, addiction, work, and relationships. In the 1990s, her books helped fuel the rise of confessional writing and the personal memoir. Later in life, she briefly worked as an attorney before she died of breast cancer.
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