Home is where your books are.
ERICA JONGSilence is the bluntest of blunt instruments.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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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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I am old enough to know that laughter, not anger, is the true revelation.
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There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
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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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And what if I don’t want forgiveness?
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The truth is simple, you do not die from love. You only wish you did.
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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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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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Art is always an energy exchange.
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You can’t be creative and still be a good girl.
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Every time we hit an air pocket and the plane dropped about five hundred feet (leaving my stomach in my mouth)
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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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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 is the nature of those books we call classics to wait patiently on the shelf for us to grow into them.
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I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book.
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