Souls have neither Sex nor Colour.
ERICA JONGYou see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Souls have neither Sex nor Colour.
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The parity of women’s health. It’s very depressing to think that you win these rights, but then you have to win them again, and again, and again, and fight the same battles over and over.
ERICA JONGThe parity of women’s health. It’s very depressing to think that you win these rights, but then you have to win them again, and again, and again, and fight the same battles over and over.
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Don’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
ERICA JONGDon’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
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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.
ERICA JONGA 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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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
ERICA JONGCreativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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It’s easier to write about pain than about joy. Joy is wordless.
ERICA JONGIt’s easier to write about pain than about joy. Joy is wordless.
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Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can’t function without it.
ERICA JONGUnhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can’t function without it.
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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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Memory is the most transient of all possessions. And when it goes, it leaves as few traces as stars that have disappeared.
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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
ERICA JONGI want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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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 have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
ERICA JONGFriends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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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.
ERICA JONGMy 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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People are interested in their own sexuality and they’ve always reflected it in their art. End of story.
ERICA JONGPeople are interested in their own sexuality and they’ve always reflected it in their art. End of story.
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I don’t think that sex necessarily produces intimacy.
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