Courage is the only Magic worth having.
ERICA JONGDogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Art is always an energy exchange.
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Love is love, but marriage is an investment.
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The soul is awakened through service.
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People are interested in their own sexuality and they’ve always reflected it in their art. End of story.
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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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My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.
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Don’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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Because I loved myself, I was loved.
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A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it.
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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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They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hit by a truck.
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