Shakespeare wrote without knowing he would become Shakespeare
ERICA JONGAmbivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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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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Silence is the bluntest of blunt instruments.
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Do all women have to keep silent for men to speak? Do all women have to be legless for men to walk?
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Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it.
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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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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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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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 burrows into your life in a very profound way because the experience of reading is not passive.
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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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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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It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.
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Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
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