And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
ERICA JONGBecause I loved myself, I was loved.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
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Don’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
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How could one create life with someone who represented death?
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
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People always think that history proceeds in a straight line. It doesn’t. Social attitudes don’t change in a straight line.
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Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
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The parity of women’s health. It’s very depressing to think that you win these rights, but then you have to win them again, and again, and again, and fight the same battles over and over.
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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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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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Loving someone is a loss of freedom – but one doesn’t think of it as loss because one gains so much else.
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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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