My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word.
Erica JongEvery country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood.
Erica JongThere is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
Erica JongIf we ban whatever offends any group in our diverse society, we will soon have no art, no culture, no humor, no satire. Satire is by its nature offensive. So is much art and political discourse. The value of these expressions far outweighs their risk.
Erica Jong