Gossip is the opiate of the oppressed.
You take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.
You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.
Erica Jong (née Mann; born March 26, 1942) is an American novelist, satirist, and poet, known particularly for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying.