The only difference between men and women is that women are able to create new little human beings in their bodies while simultaneously writing books, driving tractors, working in offices, planting crops – in general, doing everything men do.
ERICA JONGReally true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
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Before things are written down they don’t exist in quite the same way. The act of fixing them in words gives them a kind of currency that can be traded.
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Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
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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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People are interested in their own sexuality and they’ve always reflected it in their art. End of story.
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Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
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We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
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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 exhortation.
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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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Solitude is un-American.
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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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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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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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