When everyone thinks they know you, it's hard not to be guarded. Erica Jong guardhardthink Change image and share on social
Ken, my husband, just smelled like he belonged to me. I'm not talking about hygiene. I'm talking about when you hug him, he either feels like a member of your tribe or not. It's their scent. Erica Jong belongfelthug Change image and share on social
We all parent the best we can. Being human, we're ambivalent. We want perfection for our babies, but we also need sleep. Erica Jong ambivalentbabyhuman Change image and 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
Famous people complain about fame, but they never want to give it back, myself included. Erica Jong backcomplainfame 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
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. Erica Jong risktrouble Change image and share on social
I do a lot of teaching... and so I think I know how hard it is for young writers, how they have to work two jobs to survive. Erica Jong hardjoblot Change image and share on social
Women are not the richer sex. Women are not equal in society. Erica Jong equalrichsex Change image and share on social
I think that Sappho expresses the orphaned part of ourselves. The orphaned part of ourselves that reaches out to passion for completion. That reaches out to motherhood for completion. Erica Jong completionexpressmotherhood Change image and share on social
