The spiritual destiny of Hawaii has been shaped by a Calvinist theory of paternalism enacted by the descendants of the missionaries who… — Francine du Plessix Gray Descendants Copy Share Image
Art is both a vengeance against reality and a reconciliation with it. — Francine du Plessix Gray Art Copy Share Image
I was just reviewed by Robert Gottlieb, who was my editor at 'The New Yorker,' and he sort of wondered at the… — Francine du Plessix Gray Age Copy Share Image
One learns much more by writing fiction, because the insights come from those deeper subconscious levels where the greater and more interesting… — Francine du Plessix Gray Deeper Copy Share Image
Friendship is by its very nature freer of deceit than any other relationship we can know because it is the bond least… — Francine du Plessix Gray Affected Copy Share Image
Lovers, children, heroes, none of them do we fantasize as extravagantly as we fantasize our parents. — Francine du Plessix Gray Children Copy Share Image
