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.
ERICA JONGFlesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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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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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
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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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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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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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Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.
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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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Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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Every time we hit an air pocket and the plane dropped about five hundred feet (leaving my stomach in my mouth)
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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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Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
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Motherhood cannot finally be delegated.
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Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
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Silence is the bluntest of blunt instruments.
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