It was easy enough to kill yourself in a fit of despair. It was easy e…

Erica Jong
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It was easy enough to kill yourself in a fit of despair. It was easy enough to play the martyr. It was harder to do nothing. To endure your life. To wait. ✨ Erica Jong (2013). Fear of Flying: 40th Anniversary Edition, p.387, Open Road Media
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I never became a writer for the money. I am a poet first. Even getting published is a miracle for poets. ✨ Oprah, Kitty and Me by Erica Jong, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 13, 2010.
Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man. ✨ erica jong fear of flying
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 (1995). How to Save Your Own Life, N A L Trade
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 he … ▶
We are finally driven to monogamy not by morality but by exhaustion. ✨ Erica Jong (2007). What Do Women Want?: Essays by Erica Jong, p.110, Penguin

It was easy enough to kill yourself in a fit of despair. It was easy enough to play the martyr. It was harder to do nothing. To endure your life. To wait. ✨ Erica Jong (2013). Fear of Flying: 40th Anniversary Edition, p.387, Open Road Media

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