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I convinced myself that sadness and compromise were the ways of the world.

Erica Jong

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Erica Jong
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: March 26
Author
Feminist
Novelist
Poet
Writer
New York City
New York
Erica Mann Jong
Compromise
Sadness
Convinced
Ways
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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
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I never became a writer for the money. I am a poet first. Even getting published is a miracle for poets.
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The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more.
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