It was unimaginable what happens to you when you get known for a book that everybody reads, or that everybody has heard of. If the book is said to be sexy, the crazies come out of the woodwork. Erica Jong bookcrazyhear Change image and share on social
I have forgotten my rave reviews and memorized my vicious ones - like most writers. Erica Jong forgetmemorizerave Change image and share on social
I remember everything but forgive anyway. Erica Jong forgiveremember Change image and share on social
Often I find that poems predict what I'm going to do later in my own writing, and often I find that poems predict my life. So I think poetry is the most intense expression of feeling that we have. Erica Jong expressionfeltfind Change image and share on social
Singularity shows something wrong in the mind. Erica Jong mindshowsingularity Change image and share on social
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. Erica Jong blamehandlife Change image and share on social
I write slowly by hand. Publishing is effectively bankrupt for you unless you are Danielle Steele. It takes a year to write book and advances are going down or disappearing. Erica Jong advancebankruptbook 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
As a past president of the Writers Guild, I think women shouldn't write for free. Maybe you have to do it for a time, to make a reputation, but I think the idea of giving your work away is the beginning of authors not being able to make a living. Erica Jong authorbeginfree 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
