Conflict is the soul of literature.
ERICA JONG
Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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Someday every woman will have orgasms- like every family has color TV- and we can all get on with the business of life.
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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Love is love, but marriage is an investment.
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Every time I catch myself saying, “Oh no, you shouldn’t try that,” I think, “Yes, I should.”
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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
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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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Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man.
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The sexuality doesn’t end. It really doesn’t. You’re sexual your whole life, if you’re a sexual person.
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Souls have neither Sex nor Colour.
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Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
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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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The words carry their own momentum. A confession in motion tends to stay in motion. Newton’s first law of jealousy.
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Because I loved myself, I was loved.
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Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can’t function without it.
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