What a damnably lonely profession writing is! In order to do it, one must banish the world, and having banished it, one feels cosmically alone.
Erica JongTurning fifty ... is like flying: hours of boredom punctuated by moments of sheer terror.
Erica JongI think men have always been afraid of women's sexuality, and the restrictions they put on women testify to that.
Erica Jong