The words carry their own momentum. A confession in motion tends to stay in motion. Newton’s first law of jealousy.
ERICA JONGAnd what if I don’t want forgiveness?
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Someday every woman will have orgasms- like every family has color TV- and we can all get on with the business of life.
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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates (470-399 B.C.) “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t
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A book burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.
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Home is where your books are.
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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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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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I believe that women should live for love, for motherhood and for intellect, and I believe we shouldn’t have to choose. And I believe that’s always been difficult for women, to express themselves intellectually, maternally, and passionately.
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And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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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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Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel–but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain.
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A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage.
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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