“I think it's one of the reasons I wrote my book later in life. My parents didn't have these extreme alternations of conduct. They were very sweet to me.” ThinkingBookReasonParentSweetExtremesLater In LifeVery Sweet Author:Francine du Plessix Gray
“I think we're much more eager to know about our parents than we were in the seventies.” ThinkingKnowsParentSeventies 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
“As to why people like Joseph Lelyveld are writing memoirs, I think they're just catching on the coattails of the trend.” PeopleThinkingWritingMemoirTrendsCatchingCatching OnCoattails Author:Francine du Plessix Gray
