Erica Jong Quotes

I started my career in parent education with the idea that we needed to let our kids go. I believed that parents were suffocating for their children. There was no room for individuality and personhood.

I discovered freedom for the first time in England.

I guess my personality is that of a modern, strong Chinese woman. I don't believe in destiny. There are many things that can be changed. I don't like to be defeated by difficulties. I love freedom, so when I am shaping a character, I usually do it the way I want. I always find some part of my own character in a role.

Today, charting your own course isn't just more necessary than ever before. It's also much easier - and much more fun.

We have built our State on the freedom of personal adventure.

But the whole point of liberation is that you get out. Restructure your life. Act by yourself.

I do know what my family has done for me, but they do need to give me some space to let me be myself. There would be some things I would handle differently.

I always had that yearning, that hunger, to one day be independent and be my own person and build my own world. The most fulfilling thing is to live a life where you have freedom.

I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore.

Freedom is not an end. Freedom is a beginning.

No one's going to tell me how to make my own choices. For too many years, everybody told me what to say and what to do and how to be.

I live the life I want to lead.

You want to create your own path, no matter what situation you're in.

My earliest memory of freedom was when I was about 14 and I stopped caring what people thought about me! I was so free and in charge! That whole year I was exploring myself, and I was so 'free' that I got sent away to boarding school.

Single female life is not prescription, but its opposite: liberation.

I'll do what I like. It's my own life.

It's such a liberating feeling to go out of your comfort zone, to be independent and strike out on my own without my parents.

My mother herself is a very independent woman, and I've had a leading example in this respect. And my father is a very liberal father who has always taught us to question things. He lives life on his own terms and stands by his beliefs. So, he has also been a great example.

I need to go out there and run my own race, and have fun with it.

I love being my mother's daughter, and it's something I always will be, but now I get to be just Billie.

I really believe in the power of playing by your own rules.

Everything that frees our spirit without giving us control of ourselves is ruinous.

I'm nobody's daughter now. I'm through with that.

Focus on yourself -- do what you want, when you want, without having to consider anyone else's agenda.

Come with me into the world and reclaim your independence. You stand to gain so much, and riches are the least of it.