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 JONGIs perception equivalent to existence?
More Erica Jong Quotes
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And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I’m doing something right.
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If, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair.
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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
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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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Souls have neither Sex nor Colour.
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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it.
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Memory is the most transient of all possessions. And when it goes, it leaves as few traces as stars that have disappeared.
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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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 exhortation.
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I see that the greatest thing about getting older is how your judgment changes and how you come to understand the cycles of life. And you keep having these amazing flashes of understanding.
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People always think that history proceeds in a straight line. It doesn’t. Social attitudes don’t change in a straight line.
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Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
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