Memory is the most transient of all possessions. And when it goes, it leaves as few traces as stars that have disappeared.
ERICA JONGLife has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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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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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
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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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Solitude is un-American.
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I’m doing something right.
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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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The future is merely a shadow which blocks out the joys of the present and emphasizes the miseries of the past.
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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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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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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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As women got little crumbs of power, men began to act paranoid – as if we’d disabled them utterly.
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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