The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
ERICA JONGIt 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.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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If, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair.
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Images are … a kind of emotional shorthand.
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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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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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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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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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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can’t function without it.
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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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The words carry their own momentum. A confession in motion tends to stay in motion. Newton’s first law of jealousy.
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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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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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Allow me to put the record straight. I am forty-six and have been for some years past.
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The sexuality doesn’t end. It really doesn’t. You’re sexual your whole life, if you’re a sexual person.
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