Quotes from: Erica Jong

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‘Without the gods, how would I sing?’ I asked. ‘With your own voice,’ he said.

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

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Anger is really disappointed hope

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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

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Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are

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And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more

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The worst thing about jealousy is how low it makes you reach

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I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change… I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back….

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Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t