Quote #715

"Without the gods, how would I sing?' I asked.
With your own voice,' he said."
- Erica Jong

Quote #702

"I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it, then I must do it"
- Erica Jong

Quote #699

"Anger is really disappointed hope"
- Erica Jong

Quote #682

"The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses"
- Erica Jong

Quote #669

"Fame means millions of people have the wrong idea of who you are"
- Erica Jong

Quote #651

"And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more"
- Erica Jong

Quote #648

"The worst thing about jealousy is how low it makes you reach"
- Erica Jong

Quote #594

"I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change... I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back...."
- Erica Jong

Quote #590

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't"
- Erica Jong