To name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary.
ERICA JONGNarrative- and image-making creatures like humans don’t feel any experience is complete unless it’s recorded.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That’s one reason old men can send them to war.
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Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
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If sex and creativity are often seen by dictators as subversive activities, it’s because they lead to the knowledge that you own your own body (and with it your own voice), and that’s the most revolutionary insight of all.
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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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Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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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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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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Allow me to put the record straight. I am forty-six and have been for some years past.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one’s nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right.
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