Hindsight, usually looked down upon, is probably as valuable as foresight, since it does include a few facts.
Grace PaleyI didn't intend to become a short-story writer. I became one because I finished a couple of short stories and realized that's what I wanted to do and could do with children and with all the other things in my life.
Grace PaleyWhat we owe men is some freedom from their part in a murderous game in which they kick each other to death with one foot, bracing themselves on our various comfortable places with the other.
Grace PaleyI read a lot. I liked a tremendous number of poets and writers. The person whose work I liked the most was Joyce.
Grace Paley