We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
ERICA JONGThere’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Images are … a kind of emotional shorthand.
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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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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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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
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Do all women have to keep silent for men to speak? Do all women have to be legless for men to walk?
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I don’t think that sex necessarily produces intimacy.
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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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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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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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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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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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A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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Every time I catch myself saying, “Oh no, you shouldn’t try that,” I think, “Yes, I should.”
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