Erica Jong Quotes
You must find the right voice (or voices) for the timbre that can convince a reader to give himself up to you.
Quotes to Explore
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My best friend Rosemarie and I had a very involved secret life when we were in elementary school. After we saw 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' on TV, we invented a whole secret life in which we were twins from the planet Venus, and we were in charge of the entire solar system as well as Earth.
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Shortly after the end of last season, I felt that I probably would not return for the 1999-2000 season. I also felt that I should take as much time as possible to sort through my feelings and make sure that my feelings were backed with conviction.
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Don't be afraid in nature: one must be bold, at the risk of having been deceived and making mistakes.
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Most regular superhero books are designed to go on forever; of course, very few of them do, but the point is they are trying to throw mud against the wall and hope it will stick, and most of it slides off.
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The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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I try not to push myself too hard, but I also need to perform and earn the results.
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The religions that fascinate me and, you know, could possibly tempt me are not the ones that involve faith or belief. They're the ones that offer you the opportunity to know the spirit or deity.
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I wasn't anything special as a father. But I loved them and they knew it.
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I don't have time to be depressed.
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Our firefighters are our last line of defense, baby.
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You're miserable, edgy and tired. You're in the perfect mood for journalism.
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If I wanted to make spy movies for the rest of my life, that would be one thing, but I don't want to just make spy movies.
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My only personal time is a couple of hours in the gym in the morning.
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Reading serves as a good escape when you're in the middle of doing crazy things.
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Of course, when I say that human nature is gentleness, it is not 100 percent so. Every human being has that nature, but there are many people acting against their nature, being false.
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Creatively, I've always wanted to be different as it relates to my craft, and reggae, being a part of my culture, makes up a percentage of that uniqueness. The only definition I can think of to describe my style is 'OMI.'
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Actually, I'm 5-8 and change without shoes. With shoes, 5-9.
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This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.
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People want fashion from us, whereas they might buy core styles from other designers.
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I was never bored because I always had a book. So I had a doorway into another world or another universe. It was great.
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I'm really compulsive with music. I listen too much, and I can't listen to one thing. I love iTunes Genius.
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You were only truly patriotic if you had a laborer for a grandfather and were glad of it.
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The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me. And even though I have to face the prospect of being a minority of one, I humbly believe I have the courage to be in such a hopeless minority.
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You must find the right voice (or voices) for the timbre that can convince a reader to give himself up to you.
