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Erica Jong Quotes

Women's books are kind of discriminated against. If a man writes a book about his family stories, people think of it as literature. If it's a woman, she's 'spilling her guts,' and it's not art.

Erica Jong

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: March 26, 1942

Topics

Family Women Art Woman Man People

When I was 12, I snapped my arm in two. My wrist still has a funny bump because they didn't join it back together so great.

Jessica De Gouw

Funny Great Together Back Two Still

I know friends who have this sort of incredibly intimate relationship with their sibling. And I don't get it: it wasn't like that in my family. In some ways, I'm envious, because they have someone that's so completely in their corner. And at the same time, I imagine it may at times feel like it's stunting.

Michaela Watkins

Family Relationship Time Sibling May

Sometimes I try to take a nap before shows. That clears my head.

Louis C. K.

Sometimes Nap Try Head Take Before

Obviously, I did a couple of things right on the old casting couch.

Jason Bateman

Old Right Things Couch Casting Did

I've been cast in a lot of comedies. I've done things like multi-cam sitcoms: you know, 'Seinfeld' type... not as good as 'Seinfeld,' but that kind of thing. I love that stuff.

Johnny Flynn

Love Good You Know Done Kind

A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.

Demosthenes

Man Be True Wishes True Own He

Sometimes when I'm not working, I go and teach at an acting school, and quite selfishly, that makes me feel more inspired to do things myself.

Chris Geere

Myself School Me Feel Acting Go

I was always such an incredible fan of John Woo, I just wanted to do this film with him.

Christian Slater

Him Always Film Just Fan Incredible

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes.

Gloria Naylor

Sometimes Missed She Father's Day

Everything in moderation.

Giada De Laurentiis

Everything Moderation

The earth is a great big orphanage for most animals.

Eric Roberts

Great Earth Animals Big Most

So, there is enormous instability in the global economy with a shift of winners and losers.

David Korten

Winners Economy Shift Global Losers