More Quotes by Erica Jong
What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not exhortation. Freedom is a loose leash, license to be different from your mother and still be loved...Freedom is...not insisting that your daughter share your limitations. Freedom also means letting your daughter reject you when she needs to and come back when she needs to. Freedom is unconditional love.
Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
If we can be sufficient unto ourselves, we need fear no entangling webs.
I have accepted fear as a part of life - specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back.
As long as I'm facing the right direction, it doesn't matter the size of my steps.
Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can't function without it.
Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
Love is everything it's cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.