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“There's another part of getting older that's just wonderful. Which is you see the way the stories turn out with peoples' lives.”

Quote by Erica Jong

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Erica Jong

Erica Jong is a renowned American author, born on March 26, 1942. Her works, focusing on female perspectives and sexual liberation, have gained widespread popularity. Her representative works include 'How to Be a Woman'. more

“In a way women are fleshier because of estrogen. It's hard for us to lose weight because when we get super skinny we don't ovulate. Women in camps during the Holocaust didn't menstruate and didn't ovulate. They were starving; they were terrified. Why emulate that condition? It's nonsensical to me.”

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Author:Erica Jong

“I don't necessarily read everything. I read what I need to read to inspire the book I'm trying to finish.”

Needs Trying Book Inspire

Author:Erica Jong

“I actually think leaving your children alone to fantasize, to write, to make projects on their own is good for them. Breathing down their necks is a form of control. Children should have their own space.”

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Author:Erica Jong

“I prefer to work in the morning. I get up now at five in the morning. In the morning is when I feel freshest.”

Feels Morning Five Get Up

Author:Erica Jong

“The psychological trauma of losing a job can be as great as the trauma of a divorce. It creates a lot of anger and emotional hardship. People may become quite depressed.”

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“I believe that there's a force of life in the universe, and that when we're writing or making music or painting, we're likely to connect with that flow.”

Writing Believe Universe Force I Believe Painting Flow

Author:Erica Jong

“I mostly hate organized religion, which I think is a force for the oppression of women and creates warfare.”

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Author:Erica Jong

“I think the Jews are an amazing group of people and their survival is amazing.”

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Author:Erica Jong

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