My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.
ERICA JONGReally true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
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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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Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.
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Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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People always think that history proceeds in a straight line. It doesn’t. Social attitudes don’t change in a straight line.
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Home is where your books are.
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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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I don’t think that sex necessarily produces intimacy.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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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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The trick is not how much pain you feel–but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain.
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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.
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