A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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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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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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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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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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 myself hate that old Hemingwayesque paradigm of the writer as prizefighter and I have tried hard to create an alternate one for myself.
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Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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In a world where women work three times as hard for half as much, our achievement has been denigrated, both marriage and divorce have turned against us, our motherhood has been used as an obstacle to our success, our passion as a trap.
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Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
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I vowed to give up sex, bacon, and air travel if I ever made it back to terra firma in one piece.
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It’s horrible getting older. I mean, it’s wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it’s horrible losing your looks.
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Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I’m doing something right.
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As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps.
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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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