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It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.

Erica Jong

Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
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Excuse Full Life Live Pain
Because I loved myself, I was loved.
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Love Loved Myself
They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hit by a truck.
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Along Come Hit Keep Mine Person Right Say Truck
Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
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Famemillion Idea People Wrong You
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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Believe Choose Express Intellect Live Love Motherhood Passionately Themselves Women
And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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Anything Even More Risk Trouble
Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.
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Gossip Opiate Oppress
Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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Empathy Excuse Other Our Trap Underpay
Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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Courage Have Magic Only Worth
There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
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Airplane Athlete No Turbulent
As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps.
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Direction Face Long Matter Right Size Step
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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Enemy Feel Guilt Guilty Man Sell Show Tortue Weapon Woman Women Worst
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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Being Experience Gone Human Spritualm Through
It’s horrible getting older. I mean, it’s wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it’s horrible losing your looks.
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Circle Get Horrible Incomplete Look Lose Older Wonderful
Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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Endear Friend Love Misery Our
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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Advice Answer Become Get Good Happy Married Philosopher Socrates Wife Wish

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