Erica Jong

Poetry is the language we speak in the most terrifying or ecstatic passages of our lives. But the very word poetry scares people. They think of their grade school teachers reciting 'Hiawatha' and they groan.

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These are some quotes by American author Erica Jong Novelist, who was born on March 26, 1942.

Quotes by Erica Jong

Women are not the richer sex. Women are not equal in society.

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You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.

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Sadly, because of the enormous gap between rich and poor, some mothers can afford helpers, but many can't. Those who can would be kinder to refrain from criticizing other women.

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