Back in 1968, when I was 30, my entire life blew up. I had a life plan, and it collapsed for no rational reason.

More Quotes by Gail Sheehy

The delights of self-discovery are always available.

When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on cooking.

I keep returning to the central question facing over-50 women as we move into our Second Adulthood. What are our goals for this stage in our lives?

If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.

If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep growing.

Being a pathfinder is to be willing to risk failure and still go on.