There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
ERICA JONGYou see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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Every time I catch myself saying, “Oh no, you shouldn’t try that,” I think, “Yes, I should.”
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps.
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Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
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The only difference between men and women is that women are able to create new little human beings in their bodies while simultaneously writing books, driving tractors, working in offices, planting crops – in general, doing everything men do.
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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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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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Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss.
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Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
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Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.
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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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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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Though my friends envied me because I always seemed so cheerful and confident, I was secretly terrified of practically everything.
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