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Erica Jong quotes

American Novelist March 26, 1942

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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
Erica Jong quote: "Women are individuals in parenting, and why not?"
Women are individuals in parenting, and why not? Erica Jong
But if the gods do not exist at all - then we are lost,' I said. On the contrary - we are found!' said Aesop. But when we are afraid, who can we turn to, if not the gods?' Ourselves. We turn to ourselves anyway. We only pretend there are gods and that they care about us. It is a comforting falsehood. Erica Jong
Nothing quite has reality for me till I write it all down--revising and embellishing as I go. I'm always waiting for things to be over so I can get home and commit them to paper. Erica Jong
I stand in the mist and cry, thinking of myself standing in the mist and crying, and wondering if I will ever be able to use this experience in a book. Erica Jong
Actor Robin Williams Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared. Erica Jong
Erica Jong quote: "Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect..."
Men have always detested women's gossip because they suspect the truth: their measurements are being taken and compared. Erica Jong
I don't know what the definition of pornography is and nobody else does either. Pornography is somebody else's erotica that you don't like. People are interested in their own sexuality and they've always reflected it in their art. End of story. Erica Jong
I went for years not finishing anything. Because, of course, when you finish something you can be judged...I had poems which were re-written so many times I suspect it was just a way of avoiding sending them out. Erica Jong
Erica Jong quote: "Where is Hollywood located? Chiefly between the ears. In that..."
Where is Hollywood located? Chiefly between the ears. In that part of the American brain lately vacated by God. Erica Jong
Erica Jong quote: "You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly..."
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy. Erica Jong
Erica Jong quote: "Anger is really disappointed hope."
Anger is really disappointed hope. Erica Jong
Erica Jong quote: "Without the gods, how would I sing?' I asked. With your own..."
Without the gods, how would I sing?' I asked. With your own voice,' he said. Erica Jong
Erica Jong quote: "the body is wiser than its inhabitants. the body is the soul...."
the body is wiser than its inhabitants. the body is the soul. the body is god’s messenger. Erica Jong
Erica Jong quote: "Women are the only exploited group in history to have been..."
Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness. Erica Jong

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