I believe that it is our human right to be parents and women. And there's no contradiction between feminism, which means women should have all that they are entitled to, all that they can do, all the opportunities that they can take advantage of they should have.
More Quotes by Anne Roiphe
A woman whose smile is open and whose expression is glad has a kind of beauty no matter what she wears.
Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.
Self-pity is never useful. It tends to distort like a fun-house mirror.
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.
We also have to make sure our children know the history of women. Tell them the rotten truth: It wasn't always possible for women to become doctors or managers or insurance people. Let them be armed with a true picture of the way we want it to be.
You can be creative and not addictive, or addictive and not creative. Most addicted people do not produce anything of remarkable note.