To name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary.
ERICA JONGIt is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can’t function without it.
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It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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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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Narrative- and image-making creatures like humans don’t feel any experience is complete unless it’s recorded.
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There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
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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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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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Home is where your books are.
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Don’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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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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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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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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How could one create life with someone who represented death?
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