My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings.
ERICA JONGHumor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
More Erica Jong Quotes
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What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.
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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.
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Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss.
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Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
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Anger is really disappointed hope.
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Courage is the only Magic worth having.
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Before things are written down they don’t exist in quite the same way. The act of fixing them in words gives them a kind of currency that can be traded.
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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
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Souls have neither Sex nor Colour.
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The parity of women’s health. It’s very depressing to think that you win these rights, but then you have to win them again, and again, and again, and fight the same battles over and over.
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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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Memory is the most transient of all possessions. And when it goes, it leaves as few traces as stars that have disappeared.
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Flesh is merely a lesson. We learn it & pass on.
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The camera creates a magical transformation. It’s not enough to exist; we must chronicle that existence. …
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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
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