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More Quotes by Erica Jong
Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can't function without it.
I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
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.
Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That's one reason old men can send them to war.
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.
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
Conflict is the soul of literature.
Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
