Tamara Jenkins - In terms of my peer group, nobody's parents were dying of old age. There wa

In terms of my peer group, nobody's parents were dying of old age. There was no dialogue to have among friends. I had that experience, and then 10 years later, I started thinking about writing about it. It's obviously an indelible thing when that happens, and I wasn't looking for material at the time or anything; it just started becoming relevant to me.

- Tamara Jenkins

topic: Writing, Thinking, Parent