The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
ERICA JONGAnd the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
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If we are all made of God, it is our friends who remind us. We pass the gift of God to them. They pass it back to us when we need it most.
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And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
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Breast-feeding may succumb to the bottle; cuddling, fondling, and paediatric visits may also be done by fathers…but when a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.
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We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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In loving life you love what can’t survive.
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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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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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As women got little crumbs of power, men began to act paranoid – as if we’d disabled them utterly.
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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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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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There is no loneliness like the loneliness of a dead marriage.
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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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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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