Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
ERICA JONGEveryone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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I look forward and see myself look back.
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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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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 by exhortation.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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If you imagine the world listening, you’ll never write a line. That’s why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.
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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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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
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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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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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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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Images are … a kind of emotional shorthand.
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You cannot divide creative juices from human juices. And as long as juicy women are equated with bad women, we will err on the side of being bad.
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