The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
ERICA JONGMany people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartednes s that requires the true courage — however often we are hurt as a result of it.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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The soul is awakened through service.
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Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
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Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
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Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
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A book is a box brimming with incendiary material. The reader strikes the match.
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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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People are interested in their own sexuality and they’ve always reflected it in their art. End of story.
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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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It’s horrible getting older. I mean, it’s wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it’s horrible losing your looks.
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I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.
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