There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
ERICA JONGSomeday every woman will have orgasms- like every family has color TV- and we can all get on with the business of life.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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The future is merely a shadow which blocks out the joys of the present and emphasizes the miseries of the past.
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I don’t know what the definition of pornography is and nobody else does either. Pornography is somebody else’s erotica that you don’t like.
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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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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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I have accepted fear as a part of life – specifically the fear of change… I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.
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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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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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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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If we are all made of God, it is our friends who remind us. We pass the gift of God to them. They pass it back to us when we need it most.
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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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It’s horrible getting older. I mean, it’s wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it’s horrible losing your looks.
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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
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I believe that women should live for love, for motherhood and for intellect, and I believe we shouldn’t have to choose. And I believe that’s always been difficult for women, to express themselves intellectually, maternally, and passionately.
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