Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man.
ERICA JONGTo name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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Loving someone is a loss of freedom – but one doesn’t think of it as loss because one gains so much else.
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And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
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Perhaps all artists were, in a sense, housewives: tenders of the earth household.
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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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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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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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’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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A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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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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People are interested in their own sexuality and they’ve always reflected it in their art. End of story.
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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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Breast-feeding may succumb to the bottle; cuddling, fondling, and paediatric visits may also be done by fathers…but when a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.
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Home is where your books are.
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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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