I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back....

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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, and risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more."

- Erica Jong

Love

"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."

- Erica Jong

Love

"This is the sad bed of chosen chastity because you are miles and mountains away."

- Erica Jong

Love

"Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss."

- Erica Jong

Love

"A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs your heart is very big."

- Erica Jong

Love

More Change Quotes

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"When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world."

- Norman Vincent Peale

Change

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

- Anaïs Nin

Change

"Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence."

- Eleanor Roosevelt

Change

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes."

- William James

Change

"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

- Dolly Parton

Change