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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.

Erica Jong

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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Actually Believe Courage Cowardice Cynicism Height Innocense Many People Require Result Today
My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.
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Birth Courage Do Fact Love Mother never Quote She Want Wing Wings
The soul is awakened through service.
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Awakened Service Soul Through
A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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Expand Nearly New Dog Old replace
Often I find that poems predict what I’m going to do later in my own writing, and often I find that poems predict my life. So I think poetry is the most intense expression of feeling that we have.
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Find Going Later Life Often Own Poem Predict Write
My 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
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Advice Answer Become Get Good Happy Married Philosopher Socrates Wife Wish
The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
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Camera Chronicle Create Enough Exist Existence Magical Must Transformation
Conflict is the soul of literature.
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Conflict Literature Soul
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.
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Firm First Follow Go Home Live Long Minute Porno Reaction Screw Ten
And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
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Forgiveness If Want What
What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?
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Always Deceive Life Look Point Someone Spend
Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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Acquire Always Courage Fear Most Taste Thing
A book is a box brimming with incendiary material. The reader strikes the match.
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Book Box Brimimg Incendiary Match Material Reader Strike
What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.
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Daughter Example Exhortation Freedom Give Like Something
I do believe that in every age there are people whose consciousness transcends their own time and that these people, whether fictional or historical, are those with whom we most closely identify and those about whom we most enjoy reading.
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Age Believe Close Consciousness Enjoy Every Fictional Identity Own People Read Time Transcend Whether
Love is love, but marriage is an investment.
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Investment Love Marriage

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