The act of nutrition is not a purely physiological event... The family meal is a formality that cultivates in us... a capacity for sharing, generosity, thoughtfulness, a talent for civilized conversation.
Francine du Plessix GrayWhy are there no great women artists?' sounds as ignorant of human geography as the query 'Why are there no Eskimo tennis teams?
Francine du Plessix GrayI write because in the act of creation there comes that mysterious, abundant sense of being both parent and child; I am giving birth to an Other and simultaneously being reborn as a child in the playground of creation.
Francine du Plessix GrayLovers, children, heroes, none of them do we fantasize as extravagantly as we fantasize our parents.
Francine du Plessix Gray