Erica Jong Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.”

“No one ever found wisdom without also being a fool. Writers, alas, have to be fools in public, while the rest of the human race can cover its tracks.”

“He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it.”

“Famous people complain about fame, but they never want to give it back, myself included.”

“Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life - when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love.”

“When everyone thinks they know you, it's hard not to be guarded.”

“Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery is the only thing that endears us to our friends.”

“I have forgotten my rave reviews and memorized my vicious ones - like most writers.”

“Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared.”

“Solitude is un-American.”