Turning fifty ... is like flying: hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.
Erica JongIt is the nature of those books we call classics to wait patiently on the shelf for us to grow into them.
Erica JongYou don't get to choose what you get famous for and you don't get to control which of your life's many struggles gets to stand for you.
Erica JongBut we should ask the question: Why should a writer be more than a writer? Why should a writer be a guru? Why are we supposed to be psychiatrists? Isn't it enough to write and tell the truth? It's not like telling the truth is common. Writers are the earthworms of society. We aerate the soil. That's enough.
Erica Jong