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“Decay is quiet but ghastly, explosion is dramatic and dreadful. There's not much to choose between the two of them in reality, and most of our lives have sufficient of both.”

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Anne Roiphe

Anne Roiphe is a renowned film writer, born on December 25, 1935. Her works are known for their profound emotions and unique perspectives, contributing to the classic films in the film industry. more

“I have always been fascinated by the human mind, conscious and unconscious - that is what writing and reading is about, too. The why of your life and the why of your choices and the what has happened that you know and the what that you don't know is really riveting, and psychoanalysts share my wonder at how it all unfolds.”

Knows Writing Mind Humans Choices Reading Wonder Happened Share Conscious Unconscious Human Mind Fascinated Writing And Reading Conscious And Unconscious

Author:Anne Roiphe

“I really consider myself a writer, and a writer who is sometimes a social critic. I'm not an ideologue, I don't join a party. I follow along and take notes. Sometimes I throw in my two cents.”

Two Sometimes Social Party Notes Critics Cents Ideologues Two Cents

Author:Anne Roiphe

“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.”

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Author:Anne Roiphe

“I think that certainly the artists of the '40s, '50s and '60s were fighting a very conformist society, which didn't give them enough space to live or create, and they were bucking all kinds of spoken and unspoken rules.”

Thinking Giving Kind Enough Artist Fighting Space All Kinds Unspoken Conformist Unspoken Rules

Author:Anne Roiphe