I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
ERICA JONGThe soul is awakened through service.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Don’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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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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Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
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Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
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There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
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I see that the greatest thing about getting older is how your judgment changes and how you come to understand the cycles of life. And you keep having these amazing flashes of understanding.
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I do believe that in every age there are people whose consciousness transcends their own time and that these people, whether fictional or historical, are those with whom we most closely identify and those about whom we most enjoy reading.
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Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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The parity of women’s health. It’s very depressing to think that you win these rights, but then you have to win them again, and again, and again, and fight the same battles over and over.
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Every time we hit an air pocket and the plane dropped about five hundred feet (leaving my stomach in my mouth)
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The words carry their own momentum. A confession in motion tends to stay in motion. Newton’s first law of jealousy.
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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