Waking Up in Winter Quotes

“You will be with you longer than anyone else on the planet, so why not make it a good relationship?”
― Cheryl Richardson, Waking Up in Winter: In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife

“Beauty is sunlight for my soul.”
― Cheryl Richardson, Waking Up in Winter: In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife

“I'm beginning to realize that beauty is a fundamental value. The essential ingredient of a deeply satisfying life.”
― Cheryl Richardson, Waking Up in Winter: In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife

“I respect that some people need to hunt for food, but knowing and loving deer as I do, I cannot imagine any human being looking at a buck or a doe and pulling the trigger. It’s an unexpected downside of moving to the country. I had no idea that I’d be forced to wrestle with the heartbreak that consumes me when I hear gunshots in the distance. It’s times like this when I wish I wasn’t so sensitive. It’s all I can do to shake off the despair and go about my day.”
― Cheryl Richardson, Waking Up in Winter: In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife

“Physical pleasure is awakening in me the desire for more pleasure in general.”
― Cheryl Richardson, Waking Up in Winter: In Search of What Really Matters at Midlife