The future is merely a shadow which blocks out the joys of the present and emphasizes the miseries of the past.
ERICA JONGA new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hit by a truck.
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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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Narrative- and image-making creatures like humans don’t feel any experience is complete unless it’s recorded.
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My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.
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Memory is the most transient of all possessions. And when it goes, it leaves as few traces as stars that have disappeared.
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A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage.
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Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
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The soul is awakened through service.
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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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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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If we are all made of God, it is our friends who remind us. We pass the gift of God to them. They pass it back to us when we need it most.
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Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
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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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