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“To name oneself is the first act of both the poet and the revolutionary. When we take away the right to an individual name, we symbolically take away the right to be an individual. Immigration officials did this to refugees; husbands routinely do it to wives.”
Erica Jong quotes (American writer and feminist, 1942)

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“Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.”
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“No one to blame! That was why most people led lives they hated, with people they hated. How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one's nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right. You may be fragmented, but you feel absolved of all the blame for it. Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.”
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“Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared.”
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“My reaction to porno films is as follows; After the first ten minutes, I want to go home and screw, After the first twenty minutes, I never want to screw again as long as I live”
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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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“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.”
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“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 it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.”
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