The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
ERICA JONGAnd what if I don’t want forgiveness?
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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I myself hate that old Hemingwayesque paradigm of the writer as prizefighter and I have tried hard to create an alternate one for myself.
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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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There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
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Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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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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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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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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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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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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I vowed to give up sex, bacon, and air travel if I ever made it back to terra firma in one piece.
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