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Erica Jong Quotes: It is for this, partly, that I write. How can I know what I think unless I see what I write.
         

It is for this, partly, that I write. How can I know what I think unless I see what I write.


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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.

You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.



Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.



And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.



I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.

I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.



The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise.

The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise.



Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.



Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.

Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.



Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.

Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.



How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one's nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right.

How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one's nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right.



My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word.

My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word.





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The abuse of a harmless thing is the essence of sin.

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It is the hard-boiled employer, not the soft-hearted species, that incites most of our strikes and does most ot endanger the harmonious progress of democracy.

It is the hard-boiled employer, not the soft-hearted species, that incites most of our strikes and does most ot endanger the harmonious progress of democracy.



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Never praise your cider or your horse



At 78 years old, I am not surprised at much anymore. Germany has taken divergent positions before, so has France, so has England, so has the US.

At 78 years old, I am not surprised at much anymore. Germany has taken divergent positions before, so has France, so has England, so has the US.



I am so thankful and appreciative of being a part of this franchise and playing in front of the best fans in the NFL. I will be back.

I am so thankful and appreciative of being a part of this franchise and playing in front of the best fans in the NFL. I will be back.



Even if there isn't a God, I believe in the one we've created.

Even if there isn't a God, I believe in the one we've created.



We try not to encourage demonstrations of his mastery of the gaseous arts.

We try not to encourage demonstrations of his mastery of the gaseous arts.



I'm not blaming my mom for my life because I am responsible for me and nobody can change me or ruin me easier than I can.

I'm not blaming my mom for my life because I am responsible for me and nobody can change me or ruin me easier than I can.



... don't be afraid to screw up !... one of the key issues to learning is making mistakes ... if you're not making mistakes, you're probably not having a very good time

... don't be afraid to screw up !... one of the key issues to learning is making mistakes ... if you're not making mistakes, you're probably not having a very good time




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This page presents the quote "It is for this, partly, that I write. How can I know what I think unless I see what I write.". Author of this quote is Erica Jong. This quote is about writing, thinking, parting,.