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This reads as a sharp, almost teasing claim that self-respect is not only about dignity, but also about attraction and ease with desire. It can be taken to mean that feeling worthy of oneself changes how one is seen, and how one inhabits intimacy, especially in the self-consciousness of a difficult relationship or a moment of insecurity.
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About Susan Sontag
American writer and critic
Susan Sontag was an American writer and critic. She worked mainly in essays, and also wrote novels. Her first major work was the essay "Notes on 'Camp'" in 1964. She is best known for critical books such as Against Interpretation, On Photography, Illness as Metaphor, and Regarding the Pain of Others, as well as the short story "The Way We Live Now" and the novels The Volcano Lover and In America. Her work often explored culture, images, and the experience of illness and suffering.
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Books by Susan Sontag
On Photography
2001
Regarding the Pain of Others
2017
Against Interpretation
2001
Illness as metaphor
1978
Death kit
2002