Memory is the most transient of all possessions. And when it goes, it leaves as few traces as stars that have disappeared.
ERICA JONGLoving someone is a loss of freedom – but one doesn’t think of it as loss because one gains so much else.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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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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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.
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I do believe that in every age there are people whose consciousness transcends their own time and that these people, whether fictional or historical, are those with whom we most closely identify and those about whom we most enjoy reading.
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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
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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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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
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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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There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
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Images are … a kind of emotional shorthand.
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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
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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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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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