652 Quotes by Erica Jong

Love gives without taking.

A baby’s mother also needs a mother.

A person’s not free if their freedom has to be “given”.

You’re not too fat; you’re just in the wrong country.

I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching – but that won’t pay the Bergdorf’s bill. I think I’ll move to somewhere life is cheaper.

It’s only when you’re forbidden to talk about the future that you suddenly realize how much the future normally occupies the present, how much of daily life is usually spent making plans and attempting to control the future. Never mind that you have no control over it. The idea of the future is our greatest entertainment, amusement, and time-killer.

When everyone thinks they know you, it’s hard not to be guarded.

I don’t believe in organized religion. I believe that people should try to connect with their own life force and let it lead them to do with their lives what they will find satisfying.

Each day that I don’t write I get more fragmented.