I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
ERICA JONGIf you imagine the world listening, you’ll never write a line. That’s why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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Images are … a kind of emotional shorthand.
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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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The parity of women’s health. It’s very depressing to think that you win these rights, but then you have to win them again, and again, and again, and fight the same battles over and over.
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I don’t think you will ever fully understand how you’ve touched my life and made me who I am.
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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
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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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Because I loved myself, I was loved.
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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.
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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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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
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Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss.
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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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