Keeping a journal implies hope.
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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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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Silence is the bluntest of blunt instruments.
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It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.
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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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If you don’t have time to do it right you must have time to do it right you must have time to do it over. If you don’t know where you are going, how do you know when you get there? If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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People are interested in their own sexuality and they’ve always reflected it in their art. End of story.
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Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.
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There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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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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I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.
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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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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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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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