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A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage.

Erica Jong

And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
ERICA JONG

Forgiveness If Want What
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.
ERICA JONG

Achievement Been Denigarte Divorce Hard Marriage Much Three Time Women Work World
I hope we don’t have to keep going back over the same territory and winning the same rights over and over again. The battle for birth control. The battle for abortion.
ERICA JONG

Abortion Again Back Battle Birth Going Hope Keep Over Right Same Territory Win
Courage is the only Magic worth having.
ERICA JONG

Courage Have Magic Only Worth
Art is always an energy exchange.
ERICA JONG

Always Art Energy exchange
You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
ERICA JONG

Creative Gitl Good Still
Why does life need evidence of life?
ERICA JONG

Evidence Life Need
Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss.
ERICA JONG

Come Dog Live Love Loyalty
The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
ERICA JONG

Did Die Love Only Simple Truth Wish
There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
ERICA JONG

Backward Courtship End Like Marriage Rhythm
We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
ERICA JONG

Being Experience Gone Human Spritualm Through
Every time we hit an air pocket and the plane dropped about five hundred feet (leaving my stomach in my mouth)
ERICA JONG

Drop Every Time Feel Five Hit Hundred Leave Mouth Plain Pocket Stomach
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
ERICA JONG

Advice Answer Become Get Good Happy Married Philosopher Socrates Wife Wish
Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
ERICA JONG

Endear Friend Love Misery Our
If you don’t have time to do it right you must have time to do it right you must have time to do it over. If you don’t know where you are going, how do you know when you get there? If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
ERICA JONG

Anything Even Going Know More Must Night Right Risk Time
Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
ERICA JONG

Compass Utter Discipline Edit Freedom

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