I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
ERICA JONGHow 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.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it.
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Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
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What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.
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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.
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Don’t ye know that ev’ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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Love is love, but marriage is an investment.
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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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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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In loving life you love what can’t survive.
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Narrative- and image-making creatures like humans don’t feel any experience is complete unless it’s recorded.
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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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The sexuality doesn’t end. It really doesn’t. You’re sexual your whole life, if you’re a sexual person.
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