People always think their world is coming to an end if they're exposed, and of course it isn't coming to an end; it goes right on exactly the way it always was.
Anne RoipheReader, you forget that economics precedes religion; worship grew out of eating, not the other way around.
Anne RoipheIt is hard to hold on to friendships when people move away to another state or to another world.
Anne RoipheWhat other people think of me is not really my major concern in life. What other people think of what I write is another matter.
Anne RoipheI 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