The vast Pacific ocean would always remain the islanders' great solace, escape and nourishment, the amniotic fluid that would keep them hedonistic and aloof, guarded, gentle and mysterious.
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 GrayI think it's one of the reasons I wrote my book later in life. My parents didn't have these extreme alternations of conduct. They were very sweet to me.
Francine du Plessix GrayLike most writers I know, I love being on stage. I’ve sublimated the dramatic urge by teaching and by making people laugh.
Francine du Plessix Gray