Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
ERICA JONGOf all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss.
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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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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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Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.
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A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.
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Divorce is my generation’s coming of age ceremony – a ritual scarring that makes anything that happens afterward seem bearable.
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Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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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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The trick is not how much pain you feel–but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain.
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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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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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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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