Women are the only exploited group in history to have been idealized into powerlessness. Erica Jong on women
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t. Erica Jong on advice
Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. Erica Jong on love