652 Quotes by Erica Jong

I think a lot of people, when they read about a woman who acknowledges her sexuality and her feelings, get really scared. They say they want to be fearless, but in reality they're terrified. If they acknowledge their deepest feelings, they might have to change their lives.

The soul is awakened through service.

At fifty the madwoman in the attic breaks loose, stomps down the stairs, and sets fire to the house. She won't be imprisoned anymore.

Don't ye know that ev'ry Soul on Earth feels itself to be an Orphan?

There's another part of getting older that's just wonderful. Which is you see the way the stories turn out with peoples' lives.

Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.

My grandchildren are fabulous and funny.

We all have fantasies about sex that are more perfect than anything in reality.

It is for this, partly, that I write. How can I know what I think unless I see what I write.