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.
ERICA JONGWomen are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I’m doing something right.
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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it.
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Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
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Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
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Art is always an energy exchange.
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Breast-feeding may succumb to the bottle; cuddling, fondling, and paediatric visits may also be done by fathers…but when a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.
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What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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I don’t think that sex necessarily produces intimacy.
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It’s easier to write about pain than about joy. Joy is wordless.
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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
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Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
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Solitude is un-American.
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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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