The Good Body, which took Ensler three years to write, was more personal to her because it was about her stomach.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\nWell. I know that the power of art lies in the particular, but…<\/p>\n
Eve! I don’t care about your stomach. Sorry.<\/p>\n
Which brings us, as it always does, to the real reason her work should be out of bounds for higher education…it’s immature and silly. <\/em>I do think there are better plays. Maybe one or two.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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