Erica Jong
Erica Jong
Erica Jongis an American novelist and poet, known particularly for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying. The book became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism. According to Washington Post, it has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth26 March 1942
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
Without the gods, how would I sing?' I asked. With your own voice,' he said.
The worst thing about jealousy is how low it makes you reach.
Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it, then I must do it.
The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.
Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are.
Anger is really disappointed hope.
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.
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.