Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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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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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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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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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Do all women have to keep silent for men to speak? Do all women have to be legless for men to walk?
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Art is always an energy exchange.
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Often I find that poems predict what I’m going to do later in my own writing, and often I find that poems predict my life. So I think poetry is the most intense expression of feeling that we have.
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My reaction to porno films is as follows: After the first ten minutes, I want to go home and screw. After the first twenty minutes, I never want to screw again as long as I live.
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Images are … a kind of emotional shorthand.
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Many 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.
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I don’t think you could ever know just how truly special you are that even on the darkest nights you are my brightest star
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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
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Women 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.
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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 exhortation.
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Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
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