“Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.”
Erica Jong (1942) Novelist, poet, memoirist, critic
“Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture…Show me a woman who doesn’t feel guilty and I’ll show you a man.”
— Erica Jong, book Fear of Flying
Variant: Women are their own worst enemies. And guilt is the main weapon of self-torture... Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.
Source: Fear of Flying
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