We're programmed for suffering, not joy. The masochism is built in at a very early age. You're supposed to work and suff — Erica Jong, Fear of Flying
We're programmed for suffering, not joy. The masochism is built in at a very early age. You're supposed to work and suff — Erica Jong, Fear of Flying
We're programmed for suffering, not joy. The masochism is built in at a very early age. You're supposed to work and suff — Erica Jong, Fear of Flying
We're programmed for suffering, not joy. The masochism is built in at a very early age. You're supposed to work and suff — Erica Jong, Fear of Flying
We're programmed for suffering, not joy. The masochism is built in at a very early age. You're supposed to work and suff — Erica Jong, Fear of Flying
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We're programmed for suffering, not joy. The masochism is built in at a very early age. You're supposed to work and suffer - and the trouble is: you believe it.

— Erica Jong, Fear of Flying
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