I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it, then I must do it. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“We assent to wifedom because we are so used to having someone to blame and so unused to freedom. We prefer self-punishment… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“I've not ceased being fearful, I've gone ahead despite the pounding in my heart that says: turn back, turn back, you'll die… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Pleasure is terrifying because it breaks down the boundaries between people. Embracing passion means living with fear. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Writing has often been accompanied by terror, silences, and then wild bursts of private laughter that suddenly make all the dread seem… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“And what about ageing? Do men force the fear of ageing upon us -- or are we ourselves terrified because we only… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Blocks usually stem from fear of being judged. If you imagine the world is listening, you'll never write a line. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“never feel lonely with you,” said Bean when they stopped kissing. “I keep expecting to feel lonely or shut out or irritated,… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“All writing problems are psychological problems. Blocks usually stem from the fear of being judged. If you imagine the world listening, you'll… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I don't think that I had any idea that 'Fear of Flying' would become a part of the culture. I had no… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
of all the foolish Fears of Humankind, Fear of the Future is by far the most foolish. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“[Daughter], I want to release you. IF you hate me or want to reject me, I understand. If you curse me, then… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“It took me years to learn to sit at my desk for more than two minutes at a time, to put up with the… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Will you ever? I dont think you will ever fully understand how you've touched my life and made me who I am.I don't think… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Give advice to your children while they're young enough to believe you know what you're talking about. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Perhaps all artists were, in a sense, housewives: tenders of the earth household. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it, then I must do it. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
“Naomi Wolf dares to explode the myth of 'victim feminism' and pleads for allowing women to be as full of good and bad desires… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
The Lives of Great Men are more oft' at variance with their profess'd Phillosophies than consistent with 'em. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Women's books are kind of discriminated against. If a man writes a book about his family stories, people think of it as literature. If… — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
Many, many people have done a lot more sexual experimentation than I have. — Erica Jong Copy Share Image
![“[Daughter], I want to release you. IF you hate me or want to reject me, I understand. If you curse me, then want to atone, I also understand. I expect to be your home plate: kicked, scuffed, but always returned to. I expect to be the earth from which you spring. But if I release you too much, what…” quote by Erica Jong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/41b/erica-jong-445_children_daughter-i-want-to-release-you-if-you-ha_3158945.jpg)
