More Quotes by Erica Jong
What was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?
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.
Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.
Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I'm doing something right.
A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage.
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.
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can't function without it.
Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
