Best Erica Jong Thoughts
- Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness. Been
- Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood. America
- Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man. Feel
- I don't cook. My mother didn't cook. My daughter doesn't cook. Cook
- Men and women, women and men. It will never work. Inspirational
- I remember everything but forgive anyway. Forgive
- We all parent the best we can. Being human, we're ambivalent. We want perfection for our babies, but we also need sleep. All
- Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own. All
- I write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am. Calculated
- Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember? Buy
- Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life - when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born… Baby
- Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are. Fame
- I have forgotten my rave reviews and memorized my vicious ones - like most writers. Forgotten
- I never became a writer for the money. I am a poet first. Even getting published is a miracle for poets. Became
- It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone. Air
- Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared. Always Detested
- No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race… Alas
- Perhaps all artists were, in a sense, housewives: tenders of the earth household. All
- Where is Hollywood located? Chiefly between the ears. In that part of the American brain lately vacated by God. American
- At certain historic moments, grandparents took on childrearing responsibilities. In many cultures, they still do. Chinese grandparents who are able to retire at 55 are… Able
- All my forebears worked for a living. My grandfather painted portraits. My mother too. My aunt painted seascapes. All
- Famous people complain about fame, but they never want to give it back, myself included. Complain
- Feminism is teaching. I've gotten a lot of pleasure pushing younger writers that I've met and worked with. Feminism
- I have a very sensitive nose. I identify with dogs. I understand the world through my nose. Dog
- It's hard to do fiction and nonfiction simultaneously. Fiction
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