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Famous Erica Jong Quotes
“Any system was a straightjacket if you insisted on adhering to it so totally and humorlessly.”
“Critics write out of intellectual exercise, not poets. Poets write straight from the heart.”
“The worst thing about jealousy is how low it makes you reach.”
“This is the sad bed of chosen chastity because you are miles and mountains away.”
“The soul is awakened through service.”
“Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I'm doing something right.”
“Allow me to put the record straight. I am forty-six and have been for some years past.”
“Everyone's a little crazy when you get inside their head... it's only a matter of degree.”
“Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.”
“There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.”
“We are finally driven to monogamy not by morality but by exhaustion.”
“Hate generalizes; love is particular.”
“The trick is not how much pain you feel - but how much joy you feel”
“Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.”