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
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
You 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
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
Women's books are kind of discriminated against. If a man writes a book about his family stories, people think of it as literature. If it's a woman, she's 'spilling her guts,' and it's not art. Erica Jong artbookdiscriminate Change image and share on social
When everyone thinks they know you, it's hard not to be guarded. Erica Jong guardhardthink Change image and share on social