Erica Jong Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.”

“Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.”

“Men and women, women and men. It will never work.”

“It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone.”

“Sexism kind of predisposes us to see men's work as more important than women's, and it is a problem, I guess, as writers, we have to change.”

“I know so many women in their fifties, sixties and seventies who delight in being on their own. It's amazing. They don't see any stigma attached to it. We don't need a man to prove our identity anymore.”

“And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.”

“I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.”

“Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.”

“You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.”