It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
ERICA JONGOur empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Because I loved myself, I was loved.
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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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I don’t know what the definition of pornography is and nobody else does either. Pornography is somebody else’s erotica that you don’t like.
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Our empathy for others as an excuse to underpay us.
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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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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
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Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.
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Love is love, but marriage is an investment.
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How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one’s nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right.
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It’s easier to write about pain than about joy. Joy is wordless.
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I don’t think that sex necessarily produces intimacy.
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