“Never follow a dog act. You know you're on the skids when you play yourself in the movie version of your life.”

—  Erica Jong

Erica Jong's father (a musician, songwriter and later business man), his two pieces of advice for her. Given in the Times Literary Supplement, 7 October 1994, page 44.
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