I have accepted fear as a part of life — specifically the fear of change…. I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back. – Erica Jong
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. – Erica Jong
Where is Hollywood located? Chiefly between the ears. In that part of the American brain lately vacated by God. – Erica Jong
Take your life in your own hands and what happens? A terrible thing: no one is to blame. – Erica Jong
My greatest fear is feeling like a professional novelist. Somebody who creates characters, who sits down and has pieces of paper taped to the wall – whats going to happen in this scene, or this act. What I like is for it to be a much more scary, sloppy reflection of who I am. – Jonathan Safran Foer