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

Erica Jong

In a world where women work three times as hard for half as much, our achievement has been denigrated, both marriage and divorce have turned against us, our motherhood has been used as an obstacle to our success, our passion as a trap.
ERICA JONG

Achievement Been Denigarte Divorce Hard Marriage Much Three Time Women Work World
Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man.
ERICA JONG

Enemy Feel Guilt Guilty Man Sell Show Tortue Weapon Woman Women Worst
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
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.
ERICA JONG

Firm First Follow Go Home Live Long Minute Porno Reaction Screw Ten
Allow me to put the record straight. I am forty-six and have been for some years past.
ERICA JONG

Always Been Forty Past Put Record Six Some Straight Year
The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
ERICA JONG

Beat Beaten Best Herself Need Slave
And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
ERICA JONG

Anything Even More Risk Trouble
The words carry their own momentum. A confession in motion tends to stay in motion. Newton’s first law of jealousy.
ERICA JONG

Carry Momentum Own Word
Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
ERICA JONG

Flesh Learn Lesson Merely On Pass
A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.
ERICA JONG

Book Burrow Experience Into Life Passive Profound Read
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
What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.
ERICA JONG

Daughter Example Exhortation Freedom Give Like Something
The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
ERICA JONG

Camera Chronicle Create Enough Exist Existence Magical Must Transformation
Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.
ERICA JONG

Gossip Opiate Oppress
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
Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
ERICA JONG

Empathy Excuse Other Our Trap Underpay

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