Shakespeare wrote without knowing he would become Shakespeare
ERICA JONGMy 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
More Erica Jong Quotes
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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 best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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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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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That’s one reason old men can send them to war.
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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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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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Love is love, but marriage is an investment.
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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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As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps.
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I don’t think you could ever know just how truly special you are that even on the darkest nights you are my brightest star
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Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
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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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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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In loving life you love what can’t survive.
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