Shakespeare wrote without knowing he would become Shakespeare
ERICA JONGMotherhood cannot finally be delegated.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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I look forward and see myself look back.
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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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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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If we are all made of God, it is our friends who remind us. We pass the gift of God to them. They pass it back to us when we need it most.
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How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one’s nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right.
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Though my friends envied me because I always seemed so cheerful and confident, I was secretly terrified of practically everything.
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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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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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I don’t think you will ever fully understand how you’ve touched my life and made me who I am.
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There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
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A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage.
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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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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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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 want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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