Erica Jong

“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.”

“Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.”

“I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.”

“You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.”

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

“I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.”

“A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart.”

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

“Love is everything it's cracked up to be... It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.”

“The zipless fuck is the purest thing there is. And it is rarer than the unicorn.”

“Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.”

“Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss.”

“Creativity is a wild mind and a disciplined eye.”

“Solitude is un-American.”

“If you don't risk anything, you risk everything.”

“You are not a terrible person for wanting to be free.”

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

“Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness.”