I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be

I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be

In the world of Joan Didion, the idea of losing touch with people from our past is a recurring theme. Didion's writing often explores the complexities of human relationships and the ways in which they can change and evolve over time. In her essay "Goodbye to All That," Didion reflects on her time living in New York City in the 1950s and 1960s, and the people she knew during that period of her life. She writes, "I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be."

This line speaks to the idea that as we grow and change, we inevitably lose touch with parts of ourselves and with the people who were once important to us. Didion's writing is filled with a sense of nostalgia for the past, and a longing for the people and places that have shaped her life. In "Goodbye to All That," she writes about the friends she made in New York City, and the ways in which those relationships have faded over time. She reflects on the transient nature of human connections, and the inevitability of losing touch with people as we move through life.