Erica Jong

I think the Jews are an amazing group of people and their survival is amazing.

Erica Jong

I used to love the power I had over men. Walking down the street, my mandolin-shaped ass swaying and swinging to their backward eyes.

Erica Jong

I write lustily and humorously. It isn’t calculated; it’s the way I think. I’ve invented a writing style that expresses who I am.

Erica Jong

I’ll stop writing about sex when people stop being interested in it.

Erica Jong

I’m very dependant. I fall apart regularly.

Erica Jong

I’ve kept journals at many times in my life starting from when I was about 13 or 14. But it’s boring and contrived to keep a journal every day. Better to write as the mood strikes.

Erica Jong

If you imagine the world listening, you’ll never write a line. That’s why privacy is so important. You should write first drafts as if they will never be shown to anyone.

Erica Jong

If you were lucky enough to feel safe enough to fight and struggle, then you were lucky indeed. If you felt loved enough to scream and yell and exercise your power openly, the marriage had a fifty-fifty chance.

Erica Jong

If you’ve been a pretty woman and always pursued by lovers, losing that and not having that – it feels like a great loss.

Erica Jong

In a bad marriage, friends are the invisible glue. If we have enough friends, we may go on for years, intending to leave, talking about leaving – instead of actually getting up and leaving.

Erica Jong