“Most of us don't have mothers who blazed a trail for us--at least, not all the way. Coming of age before or during the inception of the women's movement, whether as working parents or homemakers, whether married or divorced, our mothers faced conundrums--what should they be? how should they act?--that became our uncertainties.” WayShouldAgeMotherParentWomenMovementMarriedUncertaintyComing Of AgeTrailsDivorcedInceptionConundrumsHomemakerWorking Parents Author:Anne Roiphe
“They want to play at being mothers. So let them. Expressing tenderness in their own way will not prevent girls from enjoying a successful career in the future; indeed, the ability to nurture is as valuable a skill in the workplace as the ability to lead.” WayWantPlayMotherGirlEnjoyAbilityCareersSuccessfulSkillsValuableTendernessNurtureWorkplaceBeing A MotherSuccessful Career Author:Anne Roiphe
“Reader, you forget that economics precedes religion; worship grew out of eating, not the other way around.” WayReligionWomenForgetGrewReaderEatingWorshipEconomics Book:The pursuit of happiness: a novel Source: The pursuit of happiness: a novel
“People always think their world is coming to an end if they're exposed, and of course it isn't coming to an end; it goes right on exactly the way it always was.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayEndsCoursesExposedComing To An End Author:Anne Roiphe
“I've told the same story twelve different ways, but I think that's just part of what writers do. Once may not be enough.” ThinkingWayMayDifferentEnoughStoriesDifferent WaysTwelve Author:Anne Roiphe
“One of the things about parents and children is that there is no way that you go through this without there being mutual anger.” WayChildrenParentMutualChildren And Parents Author:Anne Roiphe
“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.” PeopleKnowsWayWantChildrenDoctorsOur ChildrenManagersRotten Author:Anne Roiphe
“We were not always 70, or rather our 70 is an accumulation of all the other ways we were. Our 5-year-old selves became our 10-year-old selves, and so on and on; and if we unpack our selves, the full album appears. Every moment is a part of the following moment, and we are all a continuum.” IfsWayYearsSelfMomentsAgeYouthAlbumsFollowingAccumulationContinuumOld Self Author:Anne Roiphe
