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Is a currency worth anything if no one wants it? We used to buy shoes in Italy. Remember?

~Erica Jong

Topics: Anything Buy Currency Italy Remember Shoes Used Wants Worth

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My generation was not only maligned in book reviews and attacked in graduate school but we lived to see our adored and adorable daughters wonder why feminism had become a dirty word.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Adorable Adored Attacked Become Book Daughters Dirty Feminism Generation Graduate Graduate School Had Lived My Generation Only Our Reviews School See Why Wonder Word

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Women are not the richer sex. Women are not equal in society.

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Topics: Equal Richer Sex Society Women Women Are

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We all parent the best we can. Being human, we're ambivalent. We want perfection for our babies, but we also need sleep.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Also Ambivalent Babies Being Being Human Best Human Need Our Parent Perfection Sleep Want

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At certain historic moments, grandparents took on childrearing responsibilities. In many cultures, they still do. Chinese grandparents who are able to retire at 55 are seen all over Beijing bouncing grandbabies. In the United States, we can't afford to retire at 55.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Able Afford Beijing Bouncing Certain Chinese Cultures Grandparents Historic Many Moments Over Responsibilities Retire Seen States Still Took United United States Who

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Sadly, because of the enormous gap between rich and poor, some mothers can afford helpers, but many can't. Those who can would be kinder to refrain from criticizing other women.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Afford Because Between Criticizing Enormous Gap Kinder Many Mothers Other Poor Refrain Rich Sadly Some Those Who Women Would

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Women are individuals in parenting, and why not?

~Erica Jong

Topics: Individuals Parenting Why Why Not Women Women Are

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When everyone thinks they know you, it's hard not to be guarded.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Everyone Guarded Hard Know Thinks You

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It was unimaginable what happens to you when you get known for a book that everybody reads, or that everybody has heard of. If the book is said to be sexy, the crazies come out of the woodwork.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Book Come Everybody Get Happens Heard Known Out Reads Said Sexy Unimaginable You

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I guess the thing that I'm most proud of is that I kept on writing poetry. I understand that poetry is sort of the source of everything I do. It's the source of my creativity.

~Erica Jong

Topics: Creativity Everything Guess Kept Most Poetry Proud Sort Source Thing Understand Writing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: March 26th, 1942

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