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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.

Erica Jong

And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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Anything Even More Risk Trouble
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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Again Battel Depress Fight Heath Over Partly Right Win Women
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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Blame Feel Forever Miserable Nemiest One Right Someone With Wonderful
I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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Anger Enough Know Laughter Old Revelation True
My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates (470-399 B.C.) “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t
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Advice Answer Become Get Good Happy Married Philosopher Socrates Wife Wish
No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.
ERICA JONG

Also Being Ever Fool Found No One Wisdom
It is the nature of those books we call classics to wait patiently on the shelf for us to grow into them.
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Book Call Classic Grow Nature Patiently Shell Them Wait
The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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Did Die Love Only Simple Truth Wish
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
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Courage Dark Everyone Follow Lead Place Talent
I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.
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Able Cry Ever Experience Mist Must Stand Think Use Wonder
Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
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Compass Utter Discipline Edit Freedom
Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss.
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Come Dog Live Love Loyalty
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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Brave Even Everything Fight More Really Risk Trouble Worth
Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can’t function without it.
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Believe Element Function Our Unhappiness
I do believe that in every age there are people whose consciousness transcends their own time and that these people, whether fictional or historical, are those with whom we most closely identify and those about whom we most enjoy reading.
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Age Believe Close Consciousness Enjoy Every Fictional Identity Own People Read Time Transcend Whether
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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Despair Every Day Given Here Hillside House Lease Loan Me Minute Remember

I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.

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