I have accepted fear as a part of life – specifically the fear of change… I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.
ERICA JONGBecause I loved myself, I was loved.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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There is no loneliness like the loneliness of a dead marriage.
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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
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Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.
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Motherhood cannot finally be delegated.
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Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I’m doing something right.
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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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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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How could one create life with someone who represented death?
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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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If sex and creativity are often seen by dictators as subversive activities, it’s because they lead to the knowledge that you own your own body (and with it your own voice), and that’s the most revolutionary insight of all.
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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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You cannot divide creative juices from human juices. And as long as juicy women are equated with bad women, we will err on the side of being bad.
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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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