"As we reach midlife in the middle thirties or early forties, we are not prepared for the idea that time can run out on us, or for the startling truth that if we don't hurry to pursue our own definition of a meaningful existence, life can become a repetition of trivial maintenance duties."

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Source : Gail Sheehy (1977). “Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life”, Bantam

Gail Sheehy

#Meaningful Quotes #Running Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“Ð weekly column is really tough.”
“Find the shortest, simplest way between the earth, the hands, and the mouth.”
“It's a gift. Never lend a book.”
“My advice if you insist on slimming: Eat as much as you like - just don't swallow it.”
“I'm not the fastest reader or writer but occasionally I'll write things down just so I don't forget them.”
“Succeed! It has been done, and with a stupidity that can astound the most experienced.”
“I'd like to see Apple and Dell factories be brought to the inner cities; in every project in America, there's some factory there, and it's abandoned, and I'd like to see those factories open and bring jobs to America.”
“Art is making something better without knowing what better is until you make it.”

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