More Quotes by Erica Jong
Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it.
Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.
Silence is the bluntest of blunt instruments.
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.
Unhappiness is our element. We come to believe we can't function without it.
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.
Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That's one reason old men can send them to war.
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.
Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed
