I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
ERICA JONGOf all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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You cannot divide creative juices from human juices. And as long as juicy women are equated with bad women, we will err on the side of being bad.
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Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.
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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.
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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not exhortation.
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Don’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
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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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There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
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Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That’s one reason old men can send them to war.
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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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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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Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss.
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