Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.

Source: How to Save Your Own Life (1977) by Erica Jong.

I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says turn back.

Source: What Do Women Want?: Essays by Erica Jong (2007). Complete Quote: I have accepted fear as part of life – specifically the fear of change… I have gone ahead despite the pounding in the heart that says: turn back….