Anger is really disappointed hope.
ERICA JONGMemory is the most transient of all possessions. And when it goes, it leaves as few traces as stars that have disappeared.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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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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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner.
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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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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.
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What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?
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Before things are written down they don’t exist in quite the same way. The act of fixing them in words gives them a kind of currency that can be traded.
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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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Images are … a kind of emotional shorthand.
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Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I’m doing something right.
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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
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I vowed to give up sex, bacon, and air travel if I ever made it back to terra firma in one piece.
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How could one create life with someone who represented death?
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