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Erica Jong quotes about women

American Novelist March 26, 1942

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Sadly, because of the enormous gap between rich and poor, some mothers can afford helpers, but many can't. Those who can would be kinder to refrain from criticizing other women. Erica Jong
The ultimate sexist put-down: the prick which lies down on the job. The ultimate weapon in the war between the sexes: the limp prick. The banner of the enemy's encampment: the prick at half-mast. The symbol of the apocalypse: the atomic warhead prick which self-destructs. That was the basic inequity which could never be righted: not that the male had a wonderful added attraction called a penis, but that the female had a wonderful all-weather cunt. Neither storm nor sleet nor dark of night... Erica Jong
The greatest feminists have also been the greatest lovers. I'm thinking not only of Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley, but of Anais Nin, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and of course Sappho. You cannot divide creative juices from human juices. And as long as juicy women are equated with bad women, we will err on the side of being bad. Erica Jong
Erica Jong quote: "Men and women, women and men. It will never work."
Men and women, women and men. It will never work. Erica Jong
There is still the feeling that women's writing is a lesser class of writing, that what goes on in the nursery or the bedroom is not as important as what goes on in the battlefield, that what women know about is a less category of knowledge. 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
Erica Jong quote: "Women are individuals in parenting, and why not?"
Women are individuals in parenting, and why not? 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
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: "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
Erica Jong quote: "Women are not the richer sex. Women are not equal in society."
Women are not the richer sex. Women are not equal in society. Erica Jong

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