And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
ERICA JONGOur empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it.
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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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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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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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Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.
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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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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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What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?
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Home is where your books are.
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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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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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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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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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