The spiritual destiny of Hawaii has been shaped by a Calvinist theory of paternalism enacted by the descendants of the missionaries who had carried it there: a will to do good for unfortunates regardless of what the unfortunates thought about it.
Francine du Plessix GrayWe write out of revenge against reality, to dream and enter the lives of others.
Francine du Plessix GrayThe irreversibility of time. That's the hardest thing to accept at our age, that's the most violent aspect of death.
Francine du Plessix Gray