Though my friends envied me because I always seemed so cheerful and confident, I was secretly terrified of practically everything.
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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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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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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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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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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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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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
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Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartednes s that requires the true courage — however often we are hurt as a result of it.
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No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.
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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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Perhaps all artists were, in a sense, housewives: tenders of the earth household.
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I look forward and see myself look back.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel–but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain.
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