Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life. Anne Roiphe grieflifeloss Change image and share on social
I believe that it is our human right to be parents and women. And there's no contradiction between feminism, which means women should have all that they are entitled to, all that they can do, all the opportunities that they can take advantage of they should have. Anne Roiphe advantagecontradictionentitle share on social
I think it is a good thing to have woman friends at every stage of life. We confide in each other, we support each other, we understand each other most of the time. Of course, sometimes we are competitive or angry or distant, too. But I do think it is important not to let the main friendships slip away in the sweep of the days. Anne Roiphe angrycompetitiveconfide share on social
I have always been fascinated by the human mind, conscious and unconscious - that is what writing and reading is about, too. The why of your life and the why of your choices and the what has happened that you know and the what that you don't know is really riveting, and psychoanalysts share my wonder at how it all unfolds. Anne Roiphe choiceconsciousfascinate share on social
Decay is quiet but ghastly, explosion is dramatic and dreadful. There's not much to choose between the two of them in reality, and most of our lives have sufficient of both. Anne Roiphe choosedecaydramatic Change image and share on social
A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears. Anne Roiphe beautyexpressionglad Change image and share on social
You have to be a lover of books without expecting more of them than they give - a little pleasure, a little insight, a moment of escape, a deepening of your own humanity. Not much else. Anne Roiphe bookdeepenescape Change image and share on social