She was mine and not-mine all at once. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen and the most terrifying.
Erica Jongthe unconscious of an artist is her greatest treasure. It is what transmutes the dross of autobiography into the gold of myth.
Erica JongIs there no Villain in this World who doth not regard himself as a poor abus'd Innocent, no She-Wolf who doth not think herself a Lamb, no Shark who doth not fancy that she is a Goldfish?
Erica JongYou have to enjoy being a woman. Why should being a woman be such a negative thing where you always have to improve yourself? I have never in my entire life met a man who didn't want to go to bed with me because I was too fat.
Erica Jong