You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
ERICA JONGLife has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can’t function without it.
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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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Narrative- and image-making creatures like humans don’t feel any experience is complete unless it’s recorded.
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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
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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 are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
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Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartednes s that requires the true courage — however often we are hurt as a result of it.
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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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Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
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You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner.
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My reaction to porno films is as follows: After the first ten minutes, I want to go home and screw. After the first twenty minutes, I never want to screw again as long as I live.
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Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
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Every time I catch myself saying, “Oh no, you shouldn’t try that,” I think, “Yes, I should.”
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