We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
ERICA JONGDo all women have to keep silent for men to speak? Do all women have to be legless for men to walk?
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
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There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
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Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss.
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How could one create life with someone who represented death?
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To name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary.
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Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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It’s easier to write about pain than about joy. Joy is wordless.
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A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.
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And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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Do all women have to keep silent for men to speak? Do all women have to be legless for men to walk?
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The soul is awakened through service.
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Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it.
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A book is a box brimming with incendiary material. The reader strikes the match.
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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
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