I first read about Erica Jong when I was in college. I read her books and found myself torn between hating them, but at the same time, loving them. Over the years, I have grown to understand (I hope) the meaning behind her writing and have grown to appreciate her role in standing up and supporting women.
“Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. That’s why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.”
-Erica Jong
“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.”
-Erica Jong
“Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.”
-Erica Jong
“The trick is not how much pain you feel–but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.”
-Erica Jong
“Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture . . . Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man.”
-Erica Jong, Fear of Flying
“We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.”
-Erica Jong
The Written Word 