Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?
Erica JongThe sexuality doesn't end. It really doesn't. You're sexual your whole life, if you're a sexual person.
Erica JongI think I've become more cynical about sex. Meaning, I don't think sex in and of itself leads to an epiphany.
Erica JongA dreary censorship, and self-censorship, has been imposed on books by the centralization of the book industry.
Erica JongI was always a feminist. My mother was a feminist; my grandmother was a feminist. I always understood women had to fight very hard to do what they wanted to do in the world - that it wasn't an easy choice. But I think the most important part is that we all want the right to be taken seriously as human beings, and to use our talents without reservation, and that's still not possible for women.
Erica Jong