I hope we don’t have to keep going back over the same territory and winning the same rights over and over again. The battle for birth control. The battle for abortion.
ERICA JONGBefore things are written down they don’t exist in quite the same way. The act of fixing them in words gives them a kind of currency that can be traded.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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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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The soul is awakened through service.
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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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I look forward and see myself look back.
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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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I believe that women should live for love, for motherhood and for intellect, and I believe we shouldn’t have to choose. And I believe that’s always been difficult for women, to express themselves intellectually, maternally, and passionately.
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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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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
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Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
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Anger is really disappointed hope.
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A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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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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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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Solitude is un-American.
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