Erica Jong
Quotes
Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
There is a rhythm to the ending...
My body was flesh, which was only one step removed from shit, from clay, from dust.
They all cheat sooner or later. You might as well have one who isn't a bore the rest of the time.
Photographs... are the most curious indicators of reality.
Humor is a survival tool.
The future is merely a shadow which blocks out the joys of the present and emphasizes the miseries of the past.
Having a baby with him meant marrying that face forever.
The worst thing about jealousy is how low it makes you reach.
Inevitably, I drank too much, talked too much, smiled too hard, swallowed back too much bile.
Many people today believe that cynicism requires courage. Actually, cynicism is the height of cowardice. It is innocence and open-heartedness that requires the true courage -- however often we are hurt as a result of it.
How could one create life with someone who represented death?
