The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
ERICA JONGIt’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.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
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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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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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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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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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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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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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The trick is not how much pain you feel–but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain.
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It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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I have accepted fear as a part of life – specifically the fear of change… I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.
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Someday every woman will have orgasms- like every family has color TV- and we can all get on with the business of life.
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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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I do believe that in every age there are people whose consciousness transcends their own time and that these people, whether fictional or historical, are those with whom we most closely identify and those about whom we most enjoy reading.
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