Love is love, but marriage is an investment.
ERICA JONGIt takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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I have accepted fear as a part of life – specifically the fear of change… I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.
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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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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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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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Narrative- and image-making creatures like humans don’t feel any experience is complete unless it’s recorded.
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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates (470-399 B.C.) “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t
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Anger is really disappointed hope.
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It’s horrible getting older. I mean, it’s wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it’s horrible losing your looks.
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The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
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Because I loved myself, I was loved.
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