More Quotes by Erica Jong
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.
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.
Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
Fear is a sign-usually a sign that I'm doing something right.
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.
A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage.
The best slave does not need to be beaten. She beats herself.
Always do the things you fear the most. Courage is an acquired taste, like caviar.
Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it.
