Roger Rosenblatt Quotes


Death is too much for men to bear, whereas women, who are practiced in bearing the deaths of men before their own and who are alsopracticed in bearing life, take death almost in stride. They go to meet death--that is, they attempt suicide--twice as often as men, though men are more "successful" because they use surer weapons, like guns.


Citations

Rosenblatt, Roger. The Man in the Water: Essays and Commentaries. Random House, 1994.

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Roger Rosenblatt
Roger Rosenblatt
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Roger Rosenblatt (born 1940) is an American memoirist, essayist, and novelist. He was a long-time essayist for Time magazine and PBS NewsHour. He is currently the Distinguished Professor of English and Writing at Stony Brook University.