A Quote by Erica Jong

The desire for magic cannot be eradicated. Even the most supposedly rational people attempt to practice magic in love and war. We simultaneously possess the most primitive of brain stems and the most sophisticated of cortices. The imperatives of each coexist uneasily.

Erica Jong

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Attempt Brain Cannot Coexist Desire Each Even Imperatives Love Love And War Magic Most People Possess Practice Primitive Rational Simultaneously Sophisticated Stems Supposedly War

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Erica Jong
American - Novelist
Born: March 26, 1942

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