Everyone's a little crazy when you get inside their head... it's only a matter of degree.
Erica Jongperfectionism is the enemy of art. Since art is essentially divine play, not dogged work, it often happens that as one becomes more professionally driven one also becomes less capriciously playful.
Erica JongI write lustily and humorously. It isn't calculated; it's the way I think. I've invented a writing style that expresses who I am.
Erica JongThe only rule I have when writing is to try to tell the truth. That doesn't mean you can't exaggerate, edit, rewrite things to make them more dramatic. But emotional truth is what I look for in writing.
Erica Jong