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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.

Erica Jong

I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
ERICA JONG

Being Cease Control Fear Fearful Let Me
Motherhood cannot finally be delegated.
ERICA JONG

Can Delegate Finally Motherhood Not
Before things are written down they don’t exist in quite the same way. The act of fixing them in words gives them a kind of currency that can be traded.
ERICA JONG

Act Currency Exist Fix Given Kind Quite Same Thing Way Word Written
Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartednes s that requires the true courage — however often we are hurt as a result of it.
ERICA JONG

Actually Believe Courage Cowardice Cynicism Height Innocense Many People Require Result Today
If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
ERICA JONG

Fear Need Ourselves Sufficient Unto Web
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
ERICA JONG

Courage Dark Everyone Follow Lead Place Talent
Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.
ERICA JONG

Away Drive Easier Goodbye Saying
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.
ERICA JONG

Believe Choose Express Intellect Live Love Motherhood Passionately Themselves Women
Freedom is a loose leash, license to be different from your mother and still be loved…Freedom is…not insisting that your daughter share your limitations. Freedom also means letting your daughter reject you when she needs to and come back when she needs to. Freedom is unconditional love.
ERICA JONG

Back Come Daughter Different Freedom Insist Leash License Loose Mother Need Reject Share She
It’s easier to write about pain than about joy. Joy is wordless.
ERICA JONG

Easier Joy Pain Wordless Write
Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
ERICA JONG

Anything Currency One Remember Show Use Wants Worth
Narrative- and image-making creatures like humans don’t feel any experience is complete unless it’s recorded.
ERICA JONG

Complete Creature Experience Feel Image Narrative Unless Record
I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
ERICA JONG

Anger Enough Know Laughter Old Revelation True
Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can’t function without it.
ERICA JONG

Believe Element Function Our Unhappiness
If you don’t have time to do it right you must have time to do it right you must have time to do it over. If you don’t know where you are going, how do you know when you get there? If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
ERICA JONG

Anything Even Going Know More Must Night Right Risk Time
The soul is awakened through service.
ERICA JONG

Awakened Service Soul Through

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