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Erica Jong Quotes

I believe that women should live for love, for motherhood and for intellect, and I believe we shouldn’t have to choose. And I believe that’s always been difficult for women, to express themselves intellectually, maternally, and passionately Picture Quote #1

I know so many women in their fifties, sixties and seventies who delight in being on their own. It’s amazing. They don’t see any stigma attached to it. We don’t need a man to prove our identity anymore Picture Quote #1

I’m interested in what happens to people when they get into that publicity machine. We tend to think things have changed, but there’s still a deep sexism underlying the way women are treated publicly Picture Quote #1

My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word Picture Quote #1

Anybody who instantly goes from being a poet and a graduate student to being a public figure has to be in a state of shock. First people want to praise you, and then they want to attack you. No one can prepare you for it Picture Quote #1

Ken, my husband, just smelled like he belonged to me. I’m not talking about hygiene. I’m talking about when you hug him, he either feels like a member of your tribe or not. It’s their scent Picture Quote #1

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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

People always think that history proceeds in a straight line. It doesn’t. Social attitudes don’t change in a straight line. There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas Picture Quote #1

When I’m sitting at the desk not being able to write line one, it’s silence and despair! It’s not so easy to put the pen to the legal pad or type the first sentence on the computer screen Picture Quote #1

Women tend to be preservers of the social structure, of marriage. They don’t want to upset their husbands or their significant others. They don’t want to hurt people Picture Quote #1

I have lived my life according to this principle: If I’m afraid of it, then I must do it Picture Quote #1

I don’t know what the definition of pornography is and nobody else does either. Pornography is somebody else’s erotica that you don’t like. People are interested in their own sexuality and they’ve always reflected it in their art. End of story Picture Quote #1

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Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it Picture Quote #1

My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings Picture Quote #1

When I sit down at my writing desk, time seems to vanish. I think it’s a wonderful way to spend one’s life Picture Quote #1

Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big 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

There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward Picture Quote #1

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Blocks usually stem from fear of being judged. If you imagine the world is listening, you’ll never write a line Picture Quote #1

Beware of the man who praises women’s liberation; he is about to quit his job Picture Quote #1

As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps Picture Quote #1

The hardest part is believing in yourself at the notebook stage. It is like believing in dreams in the morning Picture Quote #1

What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation Picture Quote #1

I’ve kept journals at many times in my life starting from when I was about 13 or 14. But it’s boring and contrived to keep a journal every day. Better to write as the mood strikes Picture Quote #1

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We find our calling or it finds us, and it’s a sin against the fates not to use your talent when you have it Picture Quote #1

If, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair Picture Quote #1

Few women see power as an end in itself. The point of power is the freedom to cultivate roses Picture Quote #1

Pleasure is terrifying because it breaks down the boundaries between people. Embracing passion means living with fear Picture Quote #1

No one to blame! That was why most people led lives they hated, with people they hated. How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one’s nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right. You may be fragmented, but you feel absolved of all the blame for it. Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame Picture Quote #1

To name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary. When we take away the right to an individual name, we symbolically take away the right to be an individual. Immigration officials did this to refugees; husbands routinely do it to wives Picture Quote #1

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I believe that women should live for love, for motherhood and for intellect, and I believe we shouldn’t have to choose. And I believe that’s always been difficult for women, to express themselves intellectually, maternally, and passionately (Erica Jong Quotes) I know so many women in their fifties, sixties and seventies who delight in being on their own. It’s amazing. They don’t see any stigma attached to it. We don’t need a man to prove our identity anymore (Erica Jong Quotes) I’m interested in what happens to people when they get into that publicity machine. We tend to think things have changed, but there’s still a deep sexism underlying the way women are treated publicly (Erica Jong Quotes) My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word (Erica Jong Quotes) Anybody who instantly goes from being a poet and a graduate student to being a public figure has to be in a state of shock. First people want to praise you, and then they want to attack you. No one can prepare you for it (Erica Jong Quotes) Ken, my husband, just smelled like he belonged to me. I’m not talking about hygiene. I’m talking about when you hug him, he either feels like a member of your tribe or not. It’s their scent (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) People always think that history proceeds in a straight line. It doesn’t. Social attitudes don’t change in a straight line. There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas (Erica Jong Quotes) When I’m sitting at the desk not being able to write line one, it’s silence and despair! It’s not so easy to put the pen to the legal pad or type the first sentence on the computer screen (Erica Jong Quotes) Women tend to be preservers of the social structure, of marriage. They don’t want to upset their husbands or their significant others. They don’t want to hurt people (Erica Jong Quotes) I have lived my life according to this principle: If I’m afraid of it, then I must do it (Erica Jong Quotes) I don’t know what the definition of pornography is and nobody else does either. Pornography is somebody else’s erotica that you don’t like. People are interested in their own sexuality and they’ve always reflected it in their art. End of story (Erica Jong Quotes) Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it (Erica Jong Quotes) My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings (Erica Jong Quotes) When I sit down at my writing desk, time seems to vanish. I think it’s a wonderful way to spend one’s life (Erica Jong Quotes) Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big (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) There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward (Erica Jong Quotes) Blocks usually stem from fear of being judged. If you imagine the world is listening, you’ll never write a line (Erica Jong Quotes) Beware of the man who praises women’s liberation; he is about to quit his job (Erica Jong Quotes) As long as I’m facing the right direction, it doesn’t matter the size of my steps (Erica Jong Quotes) The hardest part is believing in yourself at the notebook stage. It is like believing in dreams in the morning (Erica Jong Quotes) What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation (Erica Jong Quotes) I’ve kept journals at many times in my life starting from when I was about 13 or 14. But it’s boring and contrived to keep a journal every day. Better to write as the mood strikes (Erica Jong Quotes) We find our calling or it finds us, and it’s a sin against the fates not to use your talent when you have it (Erica Jong Quotes) If, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes are all leased to me, not given, I will never despair (Erica Jong Quotes) Few women see power as an end in itself. The point of power is the freedom to cultivate roses (Erica Jong Quotes) Pleasure is terrifying because it breaks down the boundaries between people. Embracing passion means living with fear (Erica Jong Quotes) No one to blame! That was why most people led lives they hated, with people they hated. How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one’s nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right. You may be fragmented, but you feel absolved of all the blame for it. Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame (Erica Jong Quotes) To name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary. When we take away the right to an individual name, we symbolically take away the right to be an individual. Immigration officials did this to refugees; husbands routinely do it to wives (Erica Jong Quotes)

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