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The quote suggests that Hollywood is less a physical place than a state of mind. It also mocks American culture by implying that imagination and belief have displaced God from that mental space.
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Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
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About Erica Jong
American novelist, satirist, and poet
Erica Jong is an American novelist, satirist, and poet, known especially for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying. That book drew wide attention for its frank treatment of female sexuality and became part of the cultural moment of second-wave feminism. It sold more than 37 million copies worldwide, and remains the work most closely associated with her name.
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