We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
ERICA JONGA book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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If, 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.
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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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I have accepted fear as a part of life – specifically the fear of change… I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.
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Don’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
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How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one’s nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right.
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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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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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Images are … a kind of emotional shorthand.
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Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.
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In loving life you love what can’t survive.
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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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Allow me to put the record straight. I am forty-six and have been for some years past.
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