Tarryn

“Though most of the punished "witches" were neither propertied nor powerful, the constant reminder of what patriarchal power could do to uppity, solitary, or rebellious women must have gone a long way toward keeping the mass of women in their place.”
― Erica Jong, Witches

“You did not pick up this book because you were interested in "the neo-pagan revival." You picked it up because, from earliest childhood, you, like the author and the artist, have been haunted by - at times possessed by - the figure of the witch. Les us turn now to her. We will find her inside ourselves.”
― Erica Jong, Witches

“It is less important whether we worship the holy spirit in the form of a tree, a woman, a man, or an animal than that we do worship and honor it. At the same time, we must accord each other the right to atheism or agnosticism - for religion becomes little more than fascism if it is compelled rather than self-motivated.”
― Erica Jong, Witches

“The sort of reasoning that would try a woman for murder if she sought an abortion could well lead to renewed witch-hunts.”
― Erica Jong, Witches