You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner.
ERICA JONGThe camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
More Erica Jong Quotes
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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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Though my friends envied me because I always seemed so cheerful and confident, I was secretly terrified of practically everything.
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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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Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man.
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It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.
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Motherhood cannot finally be delegated.
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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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It is the nature of those books we call classics to wait patiently on the shelf for us to grow into them.
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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
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There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
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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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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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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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We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
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Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
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