A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.
ERICA JONGUnhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can’t function without it.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Home is where your books are.
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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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It’s easier to write about pain than about joy. Joy is wordless.
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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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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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If 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.
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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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Solitude is un-American.
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The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
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I believe that women should live for love, for motherhood and for intellect, and I believe we shouldn’t have to choose. And I believe that’s always been difficult for women, to express themselves intellectually, maternally, and passionately.
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A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
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There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
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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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