Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
ERICA JONGThere are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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In a world where women work three times as hard for half as much, our achievement has been denigrated, both marriage and divorce have turned against us, our motherhood has been used as an obstacle to our success, our passion as a trap.
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Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
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The words carry their own momentum. A confession in motion tends to stay in motion. Newton’s first law of jealousy.
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And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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You cannot divide creative juices from human juices. And as long as juicy women are equated with bad women, we will err on the side of being bad.
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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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Art is always an energy exchange.
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Breast-feeding may succumb to the bottle; cuddling, fondling, and paediatric visits may also be done by fathers…but when a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.
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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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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.
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