Erica Jong's quotes

Erica Jong was the literary firecracker who blew the lid off female sexuality with a single, scandalous, and spectacular novel. Her 1973 blockbuster Fear of Flying didn't just sell millions of copies—it unleashed the "zipless fuck" into the cultural conversation, giving voice to a generation of women's deepest desires for freedom, adventure, and unabashed self-discovery. She was a fearless poet and provocateur who wrote with wit, nerve, and honesty that was both praised and condemned. Reading Jong is like getting a front-row seat to a sexual and intellectual revolution; her work remains a daring, empowering call for women to own their stories, their bodies, and their lives without apology.

Quotes (36)

Death

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...

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Creativity

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...

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I'm not a wine connoisseur, but I do like a glass or two at night.

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The best relationships develop out of friendships.

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I drink red wine on ice to water it down.

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I don't think that because I'm not married it's made my life any less. That old maid myth is garbage.

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I think that people who are famous tend to be underdeveloped in their humanity skills.

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I build a wall around myself. I'm hard to get to know. Any trait you have, it gets worse as you go along.

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