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Daphne Merkin

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Daphne Miriam Merkin (born May 30, 1954) is an American literary critic, essayist and novelist. Merkin is a graduate of Barnard College and also attended Columbia University's graduate program in English literature.

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Quotes from Daphne Merkin

I know her face by heart. Sometimes I think nothing will break her spell.

—Daphne Merkin

Everyone lies about sex, more or less, to themselves if not to others, to others if not to themselves, exaggerating its importance or minimizing its pull.

—Daphne Merkin