My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.
ERICA JONGI have accepted fear as a part of life – specifically the fear of change… I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner.
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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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Divorce is my generation’s coming of age ceremony – a ritual scarring that makes anything that happens afterward seem bearable.
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The sexuality doesn’t end. It really doesn’t. You’re sexual your whole life, if you’re a sexual person.
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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
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If you imagine the world listening, you’ll never write a line. That’s why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.
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Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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A book is a box brimming with incendiary material. The reader strikes the match.
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Art is always an energy exchange.
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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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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
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They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hit by a truck.
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