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Me Quotes by Erica Jong
- My mother wanted me to be her wings, to fly as she never quite had the courage to do. I love her for that. I…
- Allow me to put the record straight. I am forty-six and have been for some years past.
- Harriet van Horne He makes love to me expertly, mechanically, coldly... He's pressing all my buttons, as if I were a pocket calculator.
- Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.
- As a reader, I want a book to kidnap me into its world. Its world must make my so-called real world seem flimsy. Its world…
- If, every day, I dare to remember that I am here on loan, that this house, this hillside, these minutes are all leased to me,…
- When I was a ten-year old bookworm and used to kiss the dust jacket pictures of authors as if they were icons, it used to…
- Ken, my husband, just smelled like he belonged to me. I'm not talking about hygiene. I'm talking about when you hug him, he either feels…
- Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.
- I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me.
- Nothing quite has reality for me till I write it all down--revising and embellishing as I go. I'm always waiting for things to be over…
- 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…
- Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty…
- I tried to keep myself away from him by using con words like "fidelity" and "adultery", by telling myself that he would interfere with my…
- Though my friends envied me because I always seemed so cheerful and confident, I was secretly terrified of practically everything.
- I don't think you will ever fully understand how you've touched my life and made me who I am. I don't think you could ever…
- When I was a ten-year-old book worm and used to kiss the dust jacket pictures of authors as if they were icons, it used to…
More Me Quotes
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up… — J. J. Abrams
- I'm literally open to any medium that will have me. — J. J. Abrams
- From heresy, frenzy and jealousy, good Lord deliver me. — Ludovico Ariosto
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Plato is dear to me, but dearer still is truth. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale