What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.
ERICA JONGFriends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Art is always an energy exchange.
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Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
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Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartednes s that requires the true courage — however often we are hurt as a result of it.
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Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
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There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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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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Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.
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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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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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My reaction to porno films is as follows: After the first ten minutes, I want to go home and screw. After the first twenty minutes, I never want to screw again as long as I live.
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The parity of women’s health. It’s very depressing to think that you win these rights, but then you have to win them again, and again, and again, and fight the same battles over and over.
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In loving life you love what can’t survive.
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
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