Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
ERICA JONGTo name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps.
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Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it.
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No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.
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A book is a box brimming with incendiary material. The reader strikes the match.
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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
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It is the nature of those books we call classics to wait patiently on the shelf for us to grow into them.
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We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one’s nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right.
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What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.
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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.
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