They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hi…

Erica Jong
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They keep saying the right person will come along. I think mine got hit by a truck.
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Beware of the man who praises women's liberation; he is about to quit his job.
Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar. ✨ Erica Jong (1995). How to Save Your Own Life, N A L Trade
What are the sources of poetry? Love and death and the paradox of love and death. All poetry from the beginning is about Eros and Thanatos. Those are the only subjects. And how Eros and Thanatos inte … ▶
I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged...I had poems which were re-written so many times I suspect it was just a way of avoiding send … ▶
My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I love the fact that she wanted to give birth to her own wings. ✨ Erica Jong (1995). How to … ▶

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