You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
ERICA JONGAdvice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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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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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
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Divorce is my generation’s coming of age ceremony – a ritual scarring that makes anything that happens afterward seem bearable.
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Really true intimacy is rare and it depends on other things besides sex.
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In loving life you love what can’t survive.
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I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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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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My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” – Socrates (470-399 B.C.) “Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t
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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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A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.
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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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Images are … a kind of emotional shorthand.
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