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Erica Jong

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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it.... It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
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Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it.... It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it l
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Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it l
Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
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Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame.
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You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one to blame.
When a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.
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When a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.
Betrayal does that -- betrays the betrayer.
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Betrayal does that -- betrays the betrayer.
Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs your heart is very big.
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Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs your heart is very big.
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.
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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.
Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy gets the Catholic Church. America gets Hollywood.
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Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy gets the Catholic Church. America gets Hollywood.
Love is everything it's cracked up to be It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.
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Love is everything it's cracked up to be It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.
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