Ellen Goodman - US journalist Ellen Goodman People have been writing premature obituaries on the women's movement since its beginning. We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck . . . But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.
Traditions are the guideposts driven deep in our subconscious minds.
The most powerful ones are those we can't even describe and aren't even aware of. I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another. There's a trick to the Graceful Exit. It means leaving what's over without denying its value.