Don’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
ERICA JONGBreast-feeding may succumb to the bottle; cuddling, fondling, and paediatric visits may also be done by fathers…but when a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
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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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Because I loved myself, I was loved.
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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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The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
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The future is merely a shadow which blocks out the joys of the present and emphasizes the miseries of the past.
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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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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.
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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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I vowed to give up sex, bacon, and air travel if I ever made it back to terra firma in one piece.
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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?
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Narrative- and image-making creatures like humans don’t feel any experience is complete unless it’s recorded.
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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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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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