I look forward and see myself look back.
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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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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How could one create life with someone who represented death?
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A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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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 will ever fully understand how you’ve touched my life and made me who I am.
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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.
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If, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair.
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Is perception equivalent to existence?
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Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can’t function without it.
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The soul is awakened through service.
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If you don’t have time to do it right you must have time to do it right you must have time to do it over. If you don’t know where you are going, how do you know when you get there? If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.
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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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