Erica Jong Quotes
The only rule I have when writing is to try to tell the truth. That doesn't mean you can't exaggerate, edit, rewrite things to make them more dramatic. But emotional truth is what I look for in writing.
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I believe that entrepreneurs play an unmatched role and the accelerating pace of innovation is transforming the face of global challenges. You must think about the solution differently when you're trying to impact 1 billion people rather than affecting 1 million people.
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I'm constantly trying to find something that's different from me, whereas some actors do the same thing, again and again. That's not for me.
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I don't see that many movies lately that are actually about something, that are trying to challenge something about the way that people interact.
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I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me.
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That's what all art's about - a sense of moving away from boundaries that you can't in real life. Like a dancer is always trying to fly, really - to do something that's just not possible. But you try to do as much as you can within those physical boundaries.
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It was failing part of my Ph.D. that led me into novel-writing. By then I was 29, had remarried and had a second baby. It struck me that I'd lost my path in life and I felt frustrated. That's when I started to write.
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I'm always trying to learn and grow, so my diet has, over the years, evolved.
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When you're writing, you are robbed of your delivery.
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As far as the Congress is concerned, we condemn any attempts to oppress the Dalits in strongest terms. If there are parties trying to fan the OBC-Dalit divide in Tamil Nadu, we need to collectively condemn them.
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You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.
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We are a people trying not only to solve the problems of the present: unemployment, inflation... but we are attempting on a larger scale to fulfill the promise of America.
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Things I used to get in trouble for writing at 'SNL,' suddenly other people like it.
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I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning.
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I first encountered Bradbury's writing when I was pretty young. He's a great bridge author between young-adult fiction and literature.
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I've never made any picture, good or bad, without paying for it in emotional turmoil.
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There is no such thing as a German, French, or Anglo-American Expressionism! There are only young people trying to find their bearings in the world.
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I'm really enjoying being able to do these unhinged comedies and emotional dramas alike. I'm having a lovely time. After shooting a role that requires months of crying, it's quite nice to be able to play something very different.
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The most intolerant advocate is he who is trying to convince himself.
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I start writing songs first as an entertainer, and I like funny stories that wrap up with dignity.
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Information overload refers to the notion that we're trying to take in more than the brain can handle.
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Life on a lifeboat isn’t much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with few pieces. The elements couldn’t be more simple, nor the stakes higher.
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Don't start me talking, I could talk all night. My mind goes sleepwalking while I'm putting the world right.
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I like to swim, I like to play with my dogs and I love to eat - but I have to start watching that because my suits are getting too small.
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The only rule I have when writing is to try to tell the truth. That doesn't mean you can't exaggerate, edit, rewrite things to make them more dramatic. But emotional truth is what I look for in writing.
