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Erica Jong Quotes

Someday every woman will have orgasms- like every family has color TV- and we can all get on with the business of life Picture Quote #1

People are terrified. A lot of them are in relationships that aren’t satisfying, and if you tell them they can change their life, they get really scared Picture Quote #1

If there’s anything the world disdains more than uppity young women, it’s uppity old women. Dying young has always been a woman’s best career move Picture Quote #1

Most sex doesn’t really bring people together. You have to reach a certain level of connection, I think, and that’s pretty rare Picture Quote #1

It’s horrible getting older. I mean, it’s wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it’s horrible losing your looks Picture Quote #1

You don’t get to choose what you get famous for and you don’t get to control which of your life’s many struggles gets to stand for you Picture Quote #1

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I have enormous pride in the survival of the Jewish people, the cultural heritage of the Jewish people, but I’m not observant, and I don’t belong to a synagogue. I don’t go to temple on high holy days, but I’m proud to be Jewish Picture Quote #1

I see that the greatest thing about getting older is how your judgment changes and how you come to understand the cycles of life. And you keep having these amazing flashes of understanding Picture Quote #1

Everyone has talent. What’s rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads Picture Quote #1

I think a lot of people, when they read about a woman who acknowledges her sexuality and her feelings, get really scared. They say they want to be fearless, but in reality they’re terrified. If they acknowledge their deepest feelings, they might have to change their lives Picture Quote #1

In poetry you can express almost inexpressible feelings. You can express the pain of loss, you can express love. People always turn to poetry when someone they love dies, when they fall in love Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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The most important education you get is your own - the one you learn in solitude Picture Quote #1

Often I find that poems predict what I’m going to do later in my own writing, and often I find that poems predict my life. So I think poetry is the most intense expression of feeling that we have Picture Quote #1

We all deal with our fantasy lives and sometimes are disappointed by reality Picture Quote #1

My generation of young female writers discovered that we could dictate the form and content of our own fiction Picture Quote #1

If you imagine the world listening, you’ll never write a line. That’s why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone Picture Quote #1

Turning fifty ... is like flying: hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror Picture Quote #1

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Husband and wife have no time left to spend together. Marriage took away our one reason for getting married Picture Quote #1

If you’ve been a pretty woman and always pursued by lovers, losing that and not having that - it feels like a great loss Picture Quote #1

I do a lot of teaching... and so I think I know how hard it is for young writers, how they have to work two jobs to survive Picture Quote #1

the ocean kept falling into itself, gathering itself up, and falling into itself again Picture Quote #1

Critics write out of intellectual exercise, not poets. Poets write straight from the heart Picture Quote #1

Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness Picture Quote #1

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My grandchildren are fabulous and funny Picture Quote #1

Women are individuals in parenting, and why not? Picture Quote #1

Women are not the richer sex. Women are not equal in society Picture Quote #1

Sex and creativity are often seen by dictators as subversive activities Picture Quote #1

No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool Picture Quote #1

Blaming women is always in fashion Picture Quote #1

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Someday every woman will have orgasms- like every family has color TV- and we can all get on with the business of life. (Erica Jong Quotes) People are terrified. A lot of them are in relationships that aren’t satisfying, and if you tell them they can change their life, they get really scared. (Erica Jong Quotes) If there’s anything the world disdains more than uppity young women, it’s uppity old women. Dying young has always been a woman’s best career move. (Erica Jong Quotes) Most sex doesn’t really bring people together. You have to reach a certain level of connection, I think, and that’s pretty rare. (Erica Jong Quotes) It’s horrible getting older. I mean, it’s wonderful because you see the circles of life get completed. But it’s horrible losing your looks. (Erica Jong Quotes) You don’t get to choose what you get famous for and you don’t get to control which of your life’s many struggles gets to stand for you. (Erica Jong Quotes) I have enormous pride in the survival of the Jewish people, the cultural heritage of the Jewish people, but I’m not observant, and I don’t belong to a synagogue. I don’t go to temple on high holy days, but I’m proud to be Jewish. (Erica Jong Quotes) I see that the greatest thing about getting older is how your judgment changes and how you come to understand the cycles of life. And you keep having these amazing flashes of understanding. (Erica Jong Quotes) Everyone has talent. What’s rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads. (Erica Jong Quotes) I think a lot of people, when they read about a woman who acknowledges her sexuality and her feelings, get really scared. They say they want to be fearless, but in reality they’re terrified. If they acknowledge their deepest feelings, they might have to change their lives. (Erica Jong Quotes) In poetry you can express almost inexpressible feelings. You can express the pain of loss, you can express love. People always turn to poetry when someone they love dies, when they fall in love. (Erica Jong Quotes) 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. (Erica Jong Quotes) The most important education you get is your own - the one you learn in solitude (Erica Jong Quotes) Often I find that poems predict what I’m going to do later in my own writing, and often I find that poems predict my life. So I think poetry is the most intense expression of feeling that we have. (Erica Jong Quotes) We all deal with our fantasy lives and sometimes are disappointed by reality (Erica Jong Quotes) My generation of young female writers discovered that we could dictate the form and content of our own fiction. (Erica Jong Quotes) If you imagine the world listening, you’ll never write a line. That’s why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone. (Erica Jong Quotes) Turning fifty ... is like flying: hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror. (Erica Jong Quotes) Husband and wife have no time left to spend together. Marriage took away our one reason for getting married. (Erica Jong Quotes) If you’ve been a pretty woman and always pursued by lovers, losing that and not having that - it feels like a great loss. (Erica Jong Quotes) I do a lot of teaching... and so I think I know how hard it is for young writers, how they have to work two jobs to survive. (Erica Jong Quotes) the ocean kept falling into itself, gathering itself up, and falling into itself again (Erica Jong Quotes) Critics write out of intellectual exercise, not poets. Poets write straight from the heart (Erica Jong Quotes) Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness (Erica Jong Quotes) My grandchildren are fabulous and funny (Erica Jong Quotes) Women are individuals in parenting, and why not? (Erica Jong Quotes) Women are not the richer sex. Women are not equal in society (Erica Jong Quotes) Sex and creativity are often seen by dictators as subversive activities (Erica Jong Quotes) No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool (Erica Jong Quotes) Blaming women is always in fashion (Erica Jong Quotes)

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