We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
ERICA JONGFreedom is a loose leash, license to be different from your mother and still be loved…Freedom is…not insisting that your daughter share your limitations. Freedom also means letting your daughter reject you when she needs to and come back when she needs to. Freedom is unconditional love.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
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What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?
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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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If you imagine the world listening, you’ll never write a line. That’s why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.
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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates (470-399 B.C.) “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t
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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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Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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Don’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
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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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