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Quote by Erica Jong
I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching

I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching – but that wont pay the Bergdorfs bill. I think Ill move to somewhere life is cheaper. – Erica Jong

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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

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Where is Hollywood located? Chiefly between the ears. In that part of the American brain lately vacated by God. – Erica Jong

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Poetry is a special use of language that opens onto the real. The business of the poet is truth telling, which is why in the Celtic tradition no one could be a teacher unless he or she was a poet. – Huston Smith

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