Because I loved myself, I was loved.
ERICA JONGWe were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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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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I don’t know what the definition of pornography is and nobody else does either. Pornography is somebody else’s erotica that you don’t like.
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Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss.
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Home is where your books are.
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It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.
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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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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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Don’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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It’s horrible getting older. I mean, it’s wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it’s horrible losing your looks.
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That’s one reason old men can send them to war.
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