The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. An…

Erica Jong
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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. ✨ FaceBook post byErica Jong from Feb 22, 2014
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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. ✨ FaceBook post byErica Jong from Feb 22, 2014

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