Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared. Erica Jong comparedetestgossip 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
Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own. Erica Jong ambivalencedancerhythm Change image and share on social
In poetry you can express almost inexpressible feelings. You can express the pain of loss, you can express love. People always turn to poetry when someone they love dies, when they fall in love. Erica Jong expressfallfeeling Change image and share on social
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy. Erica Jong dumbguylot Change image and share on social
Feminism is teaching. I've gotten a lot of pleasure pushing younger writers that I've met and worked with. Erica Jong feminismhavelot Change image and share on social
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. Erica Jong ecstaticgradegroan share on social
There is still the feeling that women's writing is a lesser class of writing, that what goes on in the nursery or the bedroom is not as important as what goes on in the battlefield, that what women know about is a less category of knowledge. Erica Jong battlefieldbedroomcategory share on social
It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone. Erica Jong aircityliquid Change image and share on social
