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“It is the nature of those books we call classics to wait patiently on the shelf for us to grow into them.”

Quote by Erica Jong

Book:Sappho's Leap: A Novel

Work

Sappho's Leap: A Novel

This novel delves into the life and works of Sappho, an influential figure in ancient Greek literature, through a fictional narrative that intertwines historical events with poetic expression. more

Author

Erica Jong is a renowned American author, born on March 26, 1942. Her works, focusing on female perspectives and sexual liberation, have gained widespread popularity. Her representative works include 'How to Be a Woman'. more

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“All authors know that any book is a casting of runes, a reading of cards, a map of the palm and heart. We make up the ocean - then fall in. But we also write the life raft.”

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“A dreary censorship, and self-censorship, has been imposed on books by the centralization of the book industry.”

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“I believe I belong to the last literary generation, the last generation, that is, for whom books are a religion.”

Believe Book Lasts I Believe Generations

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“Grief is perhaps an unknown territory for you. You might feel both helpless and hopeless without a sense of a 'map' for the journey. Confusion is the hallmark of a transition. To rebuild both your inner and outer world is a major project.”

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“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.”

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Source: Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir

“I am against censorship. I prefer the chaos of uncontrollable communication of all sorts to selective banning of certain materials. I do not think human beings can be trusted to be above politics and to promote the common good. One group's common good is another group's evil.”

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“A concern with 'public morality' is - if not the last refuge of a scoundrel - the first foray of the fascist.”

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“If we ban whatever offends any group in our diverse society, we will soon have no art, no culture, no humor, no satire. Satire is by its nature offensive. So is much art and political discourse. The value of these expressions far outweighs their risk.”

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Book:What Do Women Want?: Essays by Erica Jong

Source: What Do Women Want?: Essays by Erica Jong