We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
ERICA JONGI am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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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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The only difference between men and women is that women are able to create new little human beings in their bodies while simultaneously writing books, driving tractors, working in offices, planting crops – in general, doing everything men do.
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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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Do all women have to keep silent for men to speak? Do all women have to be legless for men to walk?
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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
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Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That’s one reason old men can send them to war.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel–but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain.
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Friends love misery… our misery is what endears us to our friends.
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It’s horrible getting older. I mean, it’s wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it’s horrible losing your looks.
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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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Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
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Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
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As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps.
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