Courage is the only Magic worth having.
ERICA JONGSolitude is un-American.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.
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Art is always an energy exchange.
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Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I’m doing something right.
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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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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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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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Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.
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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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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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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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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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Narrative- and image-making creatures like humans don’t feel any experience is complete unless it’s recorded.
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