Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
¶ "How to Save Your Own Life" (1977)
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Erica Jong (b. 1942) American writer, poet
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.
¶ (Attributed)
The soul is awakened through service.
¶ Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir, ch. 10 (1994)
How can I know what I think unless I see what I write?
¶ Fear of Flying (1973)
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
¶ The Craft of Poetry (ed. W. Packard) (1974)
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