What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.
ERICA JONGI see that the greatest thing about getting older is how your judgment changes and how you come to understand the cycles of life. And you keep having these amazing flashes of understanding.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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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 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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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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Solitude is un-American.
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They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hit by a truck.
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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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As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps.
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Keeping a journal implies hope.
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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.
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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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Anger is really disappointed hope.
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Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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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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Images are … a kind of emotional shorthand.
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