It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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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I do believe that in every age there are people whose consciousness transcends their own time and that these people, whether fictional or historical, are those with whom we most closely identify and those about whom we most enjoy reading.
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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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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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Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
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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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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates (470-399 B.C.) “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t
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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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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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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 by exhortation.
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Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.
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Loving someone is a loss of freedom – but one doesn’t think of it as loss because one gains so much else.
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