He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it. Erica Jong advicegivesuperior Change image and share on social
Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed. Erica Jong gossipopiateoppress Change image and share on social
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. Erica Jong couragedarkfollow Change image and share on social
Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are. Erica Jong fameideamean Change image and share on social
All my forebears worked for a living. My grandfather painted portraits. My mother too. My aunt painted seascapes. Erica Jong auntforebeargrandfather Change image and share on social
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. Erica Jong adviceanswer 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
I guess the thing that I'm most proud of is that I kept on writing poetry. I understand that poetry is sort of the source of everything I do. It's the source of my creativity. Erica Jong creativityguesspoetry Change image and share on social
I think feminism means what it has always meant - women want to use all their gifts, all their talents and be judged impartially for them. I don't think feminism has ever meant anything else. Erica Jong feminismgiftimpartially 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