Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
ERICA JONGWe are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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I see that the greatest thing about getting older is how your judgment changes and how you come to understand the cycles of life. And you keep having these amazing flashes of understanding.
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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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Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
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Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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If, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair.
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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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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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You are always naked when you start writing; you are always as if you had never written anything before; you are always a beginner.
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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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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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People are interested in their own sexuality and they’ve always reflected it in their art. End of story.
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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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