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What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.

What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not by exhortation.

Erica Jong
Daughter, Freedom, Giving
Erica Jong (2006). “Fear of Fifty”, p.49, Penguin

Before things are written down they don't exist in quite the same way. The act of fixing them in words gives them a kind of currency that can be traded.

Erica Jong
Giving, Fixing, Way
FaceBook post by Erica Jong from May 02, 2016

Love gives without taking

Erica Jong
Sweet, Romantic Love, Giving
Erica Jong (2013). “Becoming Light: Poems New and Selected”, p.20, Open Road Media

You must find the right voice (or voices) for the timbre that can convince a reader to give himself up to you.

Erica Jong
Writing, Voice, Giving

We write poems / as leaves give oxygen - / so we can breathe.

Erica Jong
Writing, Oxygen, Giving

Famous people complain about fame, but they never want to give it back, myself included.

Erica Jong
People, Giving, Complaining
Erica Jong (2007). “Seducing the Demon: Writing for My Life”, p.164, Penguin

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