I myself hate that old Hemingwayesque paradigm of the writer as prizefighter and I have tried hard to create an alternate one for myself.
ERICA JONGEvery time I catch myself saying, “Oh no, you shouldn’t try that,” I think, “Yes, I should.”
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.
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A book is a box brimming with incendiary material. The reader strikes the match.
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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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Narrative- and image-making creatures like humans don’t feel any experience is complete unless it’s recorded.
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As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps.
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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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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
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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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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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A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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Souls have neither Sex nor Colour.
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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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The future is merely a shadow which blocks out the joys of the present and emphasizes the miseries of the past.
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