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Erica Jong quotes

American - Novelist

Born: 26 Mar 1942

If you don't risk anything, you risk even more. Erica Jong
- Even
- Anything
- You
- Risk
- More
He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it. Erica Jong
- He
- Sometimes
- Advice
- Superior
- Him
Solitude is un-American. Erica Jong
- Solitude
Jealousy is all the fun you think they had. Erica Jong
- Think
- You
- Had
- Fun
Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man. Erica Jong
- Guilty
- Show
- You
- Me
- Woman
What are the sources of poetry? Love and death and the paradox of love and death. All poetry from the beginning is about Eros and Thanatos. Those are the only subjects. And how Eros and Thanatos interweave. Erica Jong
- Paradox
- Eros
- Those
- About
- Beginning
I guess the thing that I'm most proud of is that I kept on writing poetry. I understand that poetry is sort of the source of everything I do. It's the source of my creativity. Erica Jong
- Sort
- Creativity
- Everything
- Writing
- Source
My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word. Erica Jong
- Our
- Wonder
- Lived
- Why
- Generation
Poetry is the language we speak in the most terrifying or ecstatic passages of our lives. But the very word poetry scares people. They think of their grade school teachers reciting 'Hiawatha' and they groan. Erica Jong
- Grade School
- Word
- Passages
- Grade
- Lives
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. Erica Jong
- Rare
- Follow
- Dark
- Leads
- Dark Place
The stones themselves are thick with history, and those cats that dash through the alleyways must surely be the ghosts of the famous dead in feline disguise. Erica Jong
- Themselves
- Disguise
- Through
- Dead
- Must
Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood. Erica Jong
- Deserves
- America
- Country
- Italy
- Every
Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed. Erica Jong
- Oppressed
- Opiate
- Gossip
We all parent the best we can. Being human, we're ambivalent. We want perfection for our babies, but we also need sleep. Erica Jong
- Being Human
- Ambivalent
- Our
- Perfection
- Also
Poetry is what we turn to in the most emotional moments of our life - when a beloved friend dies, when a baby is born or when we fall in love. Erica Jong
- Baby
- Beloved
- Our
- Dies
- Fall
Singularity shows something wrong in the mind. Erica Jong
- Singularity
- Shows
- Something
- Wrong
- Mind
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. Erica Jong
- Risk
- You
- Trouble
- More
- Even
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. Erica Jong
- Blame
- Terrible
- Take
- Own
- Thing
I think professionalism is important, and professionalism means you get paid. Erica Jong
- Important
- You
- Get
- Professionalism
- I Think
Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember? Erica Jong
- Remember
- Wants
- Worth
- Shoes
- Italy
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy. Erica Jong
- Guy
- Smart
- See
- Dumb
- You
Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own. Erica Jong
- Rhythm
- Wonderful
- Dance
- Own
- Tune
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. Erica Jong
- Heart
- Gone
- Specifically
- Ahead
- Despite
My grandchildren are fabulous and funny. Erica Jong
- Fabulous
- Grandchildren
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't. Erica Jong
- Ask
- Answer
- Know
- Advice
- Wish
It is the city of mirrors, the city of mirages, at once solid and liquid, at once air and stone. Erica Jong
- City
- Solid
- Mirrors
- Liquid
- Air