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 are the only subjects. And how Eros and Thanatos interweave.
Erica JongWhat was the point of spending your life with someone you were always looking for ways to decieve?
Erica JongI never became a writer for the money. I am a poet first. Even getting published is a miracle for poets.
Erica JongMotherhood cannot finally be delegated. Breast-feeding may succumb to the bottle; cuddling, fondling, and paediatric visits may also be done by fathers...but when a child needs a mother to talk to, nobody else but a mother will do.
Erica Jong