We were not always 70, or rather our 70 is an accumulation of all the other ways we were. Our 5-year-old selves became our 10-year-old selves, and so on and on; and if we unpack our selves, the full album appears. Every moment is a part of the following moment, and we are all a continuum.
Anne RoipheYou really can't say things that upset someone in print and expect them to be nice and leave you their money. That's just not reasonable.
Anne RoipheI think our material is our lives. That's part of being a modern writer, and we have to use it.
Anne RoipheThey want to play at being mothers. So let them. Expressing tenderness in their own way will not prevent girls from enjoying a successful career in the future; indeed, the ability to nurture is as valuable a skill in the workplace as the ability to lead.
Anne Roiphe