American - Novelist | March 26, 1942 -
Often I find that poems predict what I'm going to do later in my own writing, and often I find that poems predict my life. So I think poetry is the most intense expression of feeling that we have.
Erica Jong
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I remember everything but forgive anyway.
RememberEverythingForgiveAnyway
Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.
FunJealousyThinkYouHad
Women tend to be preservers of the social structure, of marriage. They don't want to upset their husbands or their significant others. They don't want to hurt people.
MarriageWomenPeopleHurtWant
Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own.
DanceRhythmOwnWonderfulTune
Solitude is un-American.
AloneSolitudeUn-American
You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
LifeBlameHandsYouOwnTake
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
WomenWomanSmartYouDumbSee
The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
YouTroubleRiskMoreAnythingEven
We all parent the best we can. Being human, we're ambivalent. We want perfection for our babies, but we also need sleep.
BestPerfectionSleepParentWant
My grandchildren are fabulous and funny.
FunnyGrandchildrenFabulous
In poetry you can express almost inexpressible feelings. You can express the pain of loss, you can express love. People always turn to poetry when someone they love dies, when they fall in love.
LovePainPoetryPeopleLossYou
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