Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent… — Quoted

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“Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.”

Erica Jong · Courage

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Erica Jong

Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.

Jealousy

Erica Jong

In a bad marriage, friends are the invisible glue. If we have enough friends, we may go on for years, intending to leave, talking about leaving - instead of actually getting up and leaving.

Marriage

Erica Jong

When I met my husband, I refused to invite him home for Passover because I was embarrassed my mother might serve all the catered dishes in the wrong order.

Home

Erica Jong

No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.

Wisdom