Quote of the day
All thought must, directly or indirectly, by way of certain characters, relate ultimately to intuitions, and therefore, with us, to sensibility, because in no other way can an object be given to us.
Erica Jong
Born: March 26, 1942 (age 83)
Bio: Erica Jong is an American novelist and poet, known particularly for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying. The book became famously controversial for its attitudes towards female sexuality and figured prominently in the development of second-wave feminism.
Known for:
- Fear of Flying (1973)
- Fear of Dying (2015)
- Fear of Fifty: a midlife memoir (1994)
- How to Save Your Own Life (1977)
- Parachutes and Kisses (1984)
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