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ERICA JONGPeople always think that history proceeds in a straight line. It doesn’t. Social attitudes don’t change in a straight line.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Before things are written down they don’t exist in quite the same way. The act of fixing them in words gives them a kind of currency that can be traded.
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.
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We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
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It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.
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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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Anger is really disappointed hope.
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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 camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
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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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Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.
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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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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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