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.
ERICA JONGPhotographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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How could one create life with someone who represented death?
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The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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I don’t think you will ever fully understand how you’ve touched my life and made me who I am.
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Though my friends envied me because I always seemed so cheerful and confident, I was secretly terrified of practically everything.
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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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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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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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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
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If, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair.
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I don’t think you could ever know just how truly special you are that even on the darkest nights you are my brightest star
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As women got little crumbs of power, men began to act paranoid – as if we’d disabled them utterly.
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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