A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
ERICA JONGLife is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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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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Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can’t function without it.
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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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It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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Anger is really disappointed hope.
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I believe that women should live for love, for motherhood and for intellect, and I believe we shouldn’t have to choose. And I believe that’s always been difficult for women, to express themselves intellectually, maternally, and passionately.
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There is no loneliness like the loneliness of a dead marriage.
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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man.
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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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