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Erica Jong Quotes: If you apologize for something that isn't your fault in the first place, you, in effect, confirm their belief that it is your fault.
         

If you apologize for something that isn't your fault in the first place, you, in effect, confirm their belief that it is your fault.


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And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.



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The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise.



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



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Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.



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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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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.



My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word.

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This page presents the quote "If you apologize for something that isn't your fault in the first place, you, in effect, confirm their belief that it is your fault.". Author of this quote is Erica Jong. This quote is about firsts, faults, belief,.