We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
ERICA JONGWomen are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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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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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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Art is always an energy exchange.
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If sex and creativity are often seen by dictators as subversive activities, it’s because they lead to the knowledge that you own your own body (and with it your own voice), and that’s the most revolutionary insight of all.
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Every time I catch myself saying, “Oh no, you shouldn’t try that,” I think, “Yes, I should.”
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Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
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Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
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Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.
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As women got little crumbs of power, men began to act paranoid – as if we’d disabled them utterly.
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Breast-feeding may succumb to the bottle; cuddling, fondling, and paediatric visits may also be done by fathers…but when a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.
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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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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
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Narrative- and image-making creatures like humans don’t feel any experience is complete unless it’s recorded.
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