The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
ERICA JONGIf, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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The soul is awakened through service.
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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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The words carry their own momentum. A confession in motion tends to stay in motion. Newton’s first law of jealousy.
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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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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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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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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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Motherhood cannot finally be delegated.
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Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
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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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Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That’s one reason old men can send them to war.
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Souls have neither Sex nor Colour.
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