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 JONGEvery country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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Perhaps all artists were, in a sense, housewives: tenders of the earth household.
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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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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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I don’t think you could ever know just how truly special you are that even on the darkest nights you are my brightest star
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Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss.
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A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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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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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
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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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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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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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