Erica Jong

Any system was a straightjacket if you insisted on adhering to it so totally and humorlessly. ↗

— Erica Jong

#religions #systems #religion

But the fact is, she [the muse] won't be summoned. She alights when it damn well pleases her. She falls in love with one artist, then deserts him for another. She's a real bitch! ↗

— Erica Jong

#life

Rendall's first law of jealousy: jealousy does the cock harder and pussy wetter. ↗

— Erica Jong

#sex #jealousy

The words carry their own momentum. A confession in motion tends to stay in motion. Newton's first law of jealousy. ↗

— Erica Jong

#jealousy

I know that love is no cure, but rather the disease itself. ↗

— Erica Jong

#love

Ir completamente sobria a una fiesta es algo nuevo para mí; nuevo y atemorizador. Veo demasiado, siento demasiado, me doy demasiada cuenta de las mentiras. ↗

— Erica Jong

#life

If you don't risk anything, you risk even more. ↗

— Erica Jong

#even #more #risk #you

There's no shame in loving life above death. Otherwise I would be dead. What use would that be to the gods, who will not die themselves? ↗

— Erica Jong

#life #death

I have forgotten my rave reviews and memorized my vicious ones - like most writers. ↗

— Erica Jong

#i #like #most #ones #rave

Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own. ↗

— Erica Jong

#dance #own #rhythm #tune #wonderful