We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
ERICA JONGI don’t think you will ever fully understand how you’ve touched my life and made me who I am.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
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Art is always an energy exchange.
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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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It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.
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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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I do believe that in every age there are people whose consciousness transcends their own time and that these people, whether fictional or historical, are those with whom we most closely identify and those about whom we most enjoy reading.
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Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.
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There are no atheists on turbulent airplanes.
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How could one create life with someone who represented death?
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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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Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
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People always think that history proceeds in a straight line. It doesn’t. Social attitudes don’t change in a straight line.
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