Women are individuals in parenting, and why not? Erica Jong individualparentingwoman 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
I've never been able to control my public image. Erica Jong controlhaveimage Change image and share on social
When I was a ten-year old bookworm and used to kiss the dust jacket pictures of authors as if they were icons, it used to amaze me that these remote people could provoke me to love. Erica Jong amazeauthorbookworm Change image and share on social
I don't cook. My mother didn't cook. My daughter doesn't cook. Erica Jong cookdaughtermother 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
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
I never became a writer for the money. I am a poet first. Even getting published is a miracle for poets. Erica Jong miraclemoneypoet Change image and share on social
Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood. Erica Jong americabullfightchurch Change image and share on social
What are the sources of poetry? Love and death and the paradox of love and death. All poetry from the beginning is about Eros and Thanatos. Those are the only subjects. And how Eros and Thanatos interweave. Erica Jong begindeathero share on social
