We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
ERICA JONGAs long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Breast-feeding may succumb to the bottle; cuddling, fondling, and paediatric visits may also be done by fathers…but when a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.
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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
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I don’t think you could ever know just how truly special you are that even on the darkest nights you are my brightest star
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As women got little crumbs of power, men began to act paranoid – as if we’d disabled them utterly.
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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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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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Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
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Because I loved myself, I was loved.
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Art is always an energy exchange.
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Memory is the most transient of all possessions. And when it goes, it leaves as few traces as stars that have disappeared.
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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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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You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner.
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