It is hard to hold on to friendships when people move away to another state or to another world.
Anne RoipheIt's true, we tend to write about the same thing over and over again because this is our trauma. If I had been in World War II, I might have been writing about D-Day over and over again.
Anne RoipheI know that family life in America is a minefield, an economic trap for women, a study in disappointment for both sexes.
Anne RoipheI am not a perfect friend, and it is impossible not to rebuff or be rebuffed if you move about the world.
Anne Roiphe