“The irreversibility of time. That's the hardest thing to accept at our age, that's the most violent aspect of death.” AgeTimeAcceptingAspectViolentHardestHardest Thing Author:Francine du Plessix Gray
“I was just reviewed by Robert Gottlieb, who was my editor at 'The New Yorker,' and he sort of wondered at the fact that I still need to exorcise my parents at my age. I think he makes a basic mistake in thinking that exorcism can ever be total. The exorcism of your parents will still be occurring on your own deathbed.” ThinkingNeedsStillsFactsAgeParentMistakeEditorsNew YorkersDeathbedExorcism Author:Francine du Plessix Gray