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.
ERICA JONGFlesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?
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A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.
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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hit by a truck.
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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.
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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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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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Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartednes s that requires the true courage — however often we are hurt as a result of it.
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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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