I have accepted fear as a part of life – specifically the fear of change… I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.
ERICA JONGYoung people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That’s one reason old men can send them to war.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage.
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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
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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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Conflict is the soul of literature.
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Solitude is un-American.
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Images are … a kind of emotional shorthand.
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I look forward and see myself look back.
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There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.
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Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
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Art is always an energy exchange.
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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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Why does life need evidence of life?
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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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