The greatest feminists have also been the greatest lovers. I’m thinking not only of Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley, but of Anais Nin, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and of course Sappho.
ERICA JONG
ERICA JONG
Erica Jong on been
Erica Jong139 quotes“The greatest feminists have also been the greatest lovers. I’m thinking not only of Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter Mary Shelley, but of Anais Nin, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and of course Sappho.”
More from Erica Jong
Young people never believe in the possibility of their own deaths. That’s one reason old men can send them to war.
Erica JongErica Jong I don’t think you will ever fully understand how you’ve touched my life and made me who I am.
Erica JongErica Jong Every time we hit an air pocket and the plane dropped about five hundred feet (leaving my stomach in my mouth)
Erica JongErica Jong Creativity demands nothing less than all you have. Talent alone is never enough.
Erica JongErica Jong Divorce is my generation’s coming of age ceremony – a ritual scarring that makes anything that happens afterward seem bearable.
Erica JongErica Jong Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
Erica JongErica Jong Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
Erica JongErica Jong How could one create life with someone who represented death?
Erica JongErica Jong Home is where your books are.
Erica JongErica Jong Driving me away is easier than saying goodbye.
Erica JongErica Jong We were not human beings going through spiritual experiences; we were spiritual beings going through human experiences, in order to grow.
Erica JongErica Jong Betrayal betrays the betrayer.
Erica JongErica Jong In loving life you love what can’t survive.
Erica JongErica Jong What I would like to give my daughter is freedom. And this is something that must be given by example, not exhortation.
Erica JongErica Jong I see that the greatest thing about getting older is how your judgment changes and how you come to understand the cycles of life. And you keep having these amazing flashes of understanding.
Erica JongErica Jong Anger is really disappointed hope.
Erica JongErica Jong
Original quotes
From our community writers
Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
Sarah ShawkatSarah Shawkat
Meet the writers
More on been
Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee I’ve never been a big fan of gossip. Being a victim of it, I knew how much it hurt.
Blake LivelyBlake Lively I’m always the person who’s taking everyone else’s kid and putting them on my hip, so I’ve kinda always been a mama.
Blake LivelyBlake Lively A thief is like a person who has been dead from the start.
RashiRashi The past is the beginning of the beginning and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn.
H. G. WellsH. G. Wells Everyone could smell it. Whenever you meet someone who has really suffered; been limited, gone through things for the Lord, willing to be imprisoned by the Lord.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee I have been defeated; in Christ, I am already victorious. How meaningful are the words, “in Christ.”
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee It has been invariably my experience that I could count on his cooperation and sympathy in every matter concerning my scientific work.
C. V. RamanC. V. Raman