I never became a writer for the money. I am a poet first. Even getting published is a miracle for poets.
Erica JongThere is a rhythm to the ending of a marriage just like the rhythm of a courtship, only backward.
Erica JongA dreary censorship, and self-censorship, has been imposed on books by the centralization of the book industry.
Erica JongIt's useful to know how much society's holding you back. My mother would talk about how she was told by the head of her art school that she was the best painter, but that she wouldn't get the biggest prize because she would waste her talent by having children. I think we have to get honest with girls about how they can expect the world to block them, and we have to prepare girls, and ourselves, to break through those blocks.
Erica Jong