What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.
ERICA JONGKeeping a journal implies hope.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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You cannot divide creative juices from human juices. And as long as juicy women are equated with bad women, we will err on the side of being bad.
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No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.
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If, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair.
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What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?
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How could one create life with someone who represented death?
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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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Breast-feeding may succumb to the bottle; cuddling, fondling, and paediatric visits may also be done by fathers…but when a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.
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I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.
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Someday every woman will have orgasms- like every family has color TV- and we can all get on with the business of life.
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A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.
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A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage.
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I look forward and see myself look back.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not exhortation.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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