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More Quotes by Erica Jong
If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not exhortation. Freedom is a loose leash, license to be different from your mother and still be loved...Freedom is...not insisting that your daughter share your limitations. Freedom also means letting your daughter reject you when she needs to and come back when she needs to. Freedom is unconditional love.
The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
