Anne Roiphe

A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears. ”

I 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. ”

Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life. ”

You can be creative and not addictive, or addictive and not creative. Most addicted people do not produce anything of remarkable note. ”