Erica Mann Jong Quotes

Erica Mann Jong (1942~) American Author, Poet

These Erica Mann Jong quotes and sayings are from our famous and inspiring collection. Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place where it leads. (The Craft of Poetry) - Erica Mann Jong


Singularity shows something wrong in the mind. - Erica Mann Jong


Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. - Erica Mann Jong


Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed. - Erica Mann Jong


Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to nurture it in solitude and to follow the talent to the dark places where it leads. - Erica Mann Jong


I you don't risk anything you risk even more. - Erica Mann Jong


Choose in marriage only a woman whom you would choose as a friend if she were a man. - Erica Mann Jong


Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. - Erica Mann Jong


Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery is the only thing that endears us to our friends. - Erica Mann Jong