There is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
Erica JongHarriet van Horne He makes love to me expertly, mechanically, coldly... He's pressing all my buttons, as if I were a pocket calculator.
Erica JongYou must have a certain amount of maturity to be a poet. Seldom do sixteen-year-olds know themselves well enough.
Erica JongNo one to blame! That was why most people led lives they hated, with people they hated. How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one's nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right. You may be fragmented, but you feel absolved of all the blame for it. Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
Erica Jong