Famous Erica Jong Quotes

she died of internal weeping– Erica Jong

Young women dream of romance and passion as men dream of conquest because those dreams are necessary goads to leaving home and growing up.– Erica Jong

…readers who think I have answers when all I have are a few pointed questions…– Erica Jong

Without the gods, how would I sing?’ I asked.With your own voice,’ he said.– Erica Jong

…filled her memory bank with shiny coins.– Erica Jong

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

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place where it leads.– Erica Jong

Everyone has talent. What’s rare is the courage to follow it to the dark places where it leads.– Erica Jong

We came to realize how little married couples see of each other once they crawl in the bourgeois box.– Erica Jong

Husband and wife have no time left to spend together. Marriage took away our one reason for getting married.– Erica Jong
