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Image of the quote is loading... SaveSave Young women dream of romance and passion as men dream of conquest because those dreams are necessary goads to leaving home and growing up. - Quote by Erica Jong

Young women dream of romance and passion as men dream of conquest because those dreams are necessary goads to leaving home and growing up.

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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 everything you risk even more.
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Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark places where it leads.
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I was afraid to write Fear of Flying ergo I had to write it. I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it then I must do it.
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The soul is awakened through service.
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Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
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It takes courage to lead a life. Any life.
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I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am.
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