“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.”
— Erica Jong
Author: Erica Jong
Category: change
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You see a lot of smart guys
“You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.”
— Erica Jong
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Category: women
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Jealousy is all the fun you think
“Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.”
— Erica Jong
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Category: jealousy
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In a bad marriage, friends are the
“In a bad marriage, friends are the invisible glue. If we have enough friends, we may go on for years, intending to leave, talking about leaving – instead of actually getting up and leaving.”
— Erica Jong
Author: Erica Jong
Category: marriage
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Everyone has talent. What is rare is
“Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.”
— Erica Jong
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Category: courage
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Women are not the richer sex. Women
“Women are not the richer sex. Women are not equal in society.”
— Erica Jong
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Category: society
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The stones themselves are thick with history,
“The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise.”
— Erica Jong
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Category: history
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Men and women, women and men. It
“Men and women, women and men. It will never work.”
— Erica Jong
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Category: work
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