There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
ERICA JONGSilence is the bluntest of blunt instruments.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
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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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As women got little crumbs of power, men began to act paranoid – as if we’d disabled them utterly.
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The soul is awakened through service.
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The trick is not how much pain you feel – but how much joy you feel
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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
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I 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.
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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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To name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary.
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Photographs are the most curious indicators of reality.
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My reaction to porno films is as follows: After the first ten minutes, I want to go home and screw. After the first twenty minutes, I never want to screw again as long as I live.
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Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
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Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
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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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Silence is the bluntest of blunt instruments.
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