652 Quotes by Erica Jong

You don't have to beat a woman if you can make her feel guilty.

We are so scared of being judged that we look for every excuse to procrastinate.

Though my friends envied me because I always seemed so cheerful and confident, I was secretly terrified of practically everything.

...filled her memory bank with shiny coins.

Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.

Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartedness that requires the true courage-however often we are hurt as a result of it.

Tears are a form of communication - like speech - and require a listener.

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.

In a certain sense, you do write to seduce the world, but when it happens, you begin to feel like a whore. The disparity between your life and your work turns out to be as great as ever. And the people seduced by your work are usually seduced by all the wrong reasons.