Every time I catch myself saying, “Oh no, you shouldn’t try that,” I think, “Yes, I should.”
ERICA JONGCourage is the only Magic worth having.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Anger is really disappointed hope.
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Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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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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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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Allow me to put the record straight. I am forty-six and have been for some years past.
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Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartednes s that requires the true courage — however often we are hurt as a result of it.
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I don’t think you will ever fully understand how you’ve touched my life and made me who I am.
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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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Do all women have to keep silent for men to speak? Do all women have to be legless for men to walk?
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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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I 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.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel–but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain.
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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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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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