The words carry their own momentum. A confession in motion tends to stay in motion. Newton’s first law of jealousy.
ERICA JONGSilence is the bluntest of blunt instruments.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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Every time I catch myself saying, “Oh no, you shouldn’t try that,” I think, “Yes, I should.”
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As women got little crumbs of power, men began to act paranoid – as if we’d disabled them utterly.
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I don’t know what the definition of pornography is and nobody else does either. Pornography is somebody else’s erotica that you don’t like.
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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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Of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish.
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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
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Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.
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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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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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It’s easier to write about pain than about joy. Joy is wordless.
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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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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you.
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The future is merely a shadow which blocks out the joys of the present and emphasizes the miseries of the past.
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Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.
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