Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
ERICA JONGCourage is the only Magic worth having.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
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If we are all made of God, it is our friends who remind us. We pass the gift of God to them. They pass it back to us when we need it most.
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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.
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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That’s one reason old men can send them to war.
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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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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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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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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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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
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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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There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
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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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It is the nature of those books we call classics to wait patiently on the shelf for us to grow into them.
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