Women tend to be preservers of the social structure, of marriage. They don't want to upset their husbands or their significant others. They don't want to hurt people. Erica Jong hurthusbandmarriage Change image and share on social
I've never been able to control my public image. Erica Jong controlhaveimage Change image and share on social
When I met my husband, I refused to invite him home for Passover because I was embarrassed my mother might serve all the catered dishes in the wrong order. Erica Jong caterdishembarrass Change image and share on social
In a bad marriage, friends are the invisible glue. If we have enough friends, we may go on for years, intending to leave, talking about leaving - instead of actually getting up and leaving. Erica Jong badfriendglue Change image and share on social
I'm interested in what happens to people when they get into that publicity machine. We tend to think things have changed, but there's still a deep sexism underlying the way women are treated publicly. Erica Jong changedeepinterest Change image and share on social
I don't think that I had any idea that 'Fear of Flying' would become a part of the culture. I had no idea that it would go all over the world and be published in Chinese and Serbo-Croat and so on. Erica Jong chinesecroatculture Change image and share on social
Sexism kind of predisposes us to see men's work as more important than women's, and it is a problem, I guess, as writers, we have to change. Erica Jong changeguessimportant Change image and share on social
People always think that history proceeds in a straight line. It doesn't. Social attitudes don't change in a straight line. There's always a backlash against progressive ideas. Erica Jong attitudebacklashchange Change image and share on social
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 somewhere life is cheaper. Erica Jong bergdorfbillcheap Change image and share on social
The problem with feminism in the second wave was that we fought so much among ourselves, and I think we did so much damage to the movement... and I think the next wave, the third wave, is women mentoring younger women and women helping younger women to enter the political process and the writing world. Erica Jong damageenterfeminism share on social