More Quotes by Erica Jong
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
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.
We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.
Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.
Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can't function without it.
If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
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.
Because I loved myself, I was loved.
I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
