Lori

“Tess is a bit shy," her mother used to tell people in an audible whisper, her hand over her mouth. "Gets it from her father, I'm afraid." Tess had heard the cheerful disrespect in her mother's voice and had come to believe that any form of shyness was wrong- morally wrong, in fact. You should want to go to parties. You should want to be surrounded by people. No wonder she felt so ashamed of her shyness, as if it were an embarrassing physical ailment that needed to be hidden at all costs.”
― Liane Moriarty, The Husband's Secret

“What if the point of menopause is to break up with our former self? It's transitional- you need to leave behind who you were- someone the world considered young, someone who could perhaps get pregnant, someone with far more time ahead of her than behind her. It might not be easy-breezy, but you have to embrace this new person, your present self.”
― Naomi Watts, Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause

“Today is "tree decorating day." It's not my favorite day of the year, but it's not the worst either. For instance, I like it better than "root canal day" and "food poisoning day" and "colonoscopy day.”
― David Rosenfelt

“This is how you discover your life’s meaning—by focusing on your daily actions rather than the content of your future eulogy. When generativity becomes your focus, the immediate impact of your actions is all the motivation you need. Every pact you make, every shift, every “What if?” becomes not just a step in your own journey, but a chance to inspire and elevate others. Your career is no longer a linear ladder you climb alone, but a nonlinear path of shared discovery.”
― Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World