Renee

“Generation X women, who as children lacked cell phones and helicopter parents, came up relying on our own wits. To keep ourselves safe, we took control. We worked hard and made lists and tried to do everything all at once for a very long time without much help. We took responsibility for ourselves--and later we also took responsibility for our work or partners or children or parents. We should be proud of ourselves.”
― Ada Calhoun, Why We Can't Sleep: Women's New Midlife Crisis

“Encouraging consumers to think more seriously about the financial, environmental, and personal costs of their consumption would be a major step in addressing the crisis of quality and the environmental and social impacts of too much stuff. Better yet, it would spur businesses to seek economic incentives to design and market better products. Today's secondhand economy, faltering in search of quality, should have more than it can handle.”
― Adam Minter, Secondhand: Travels in the New Global Garage Sale

“You may have to shun the world's definitions of material as well as personal success. But don't be afraid to do it your way, to personalize your life. After all, it's your life, isn't it?”
― Brent Bost, The Hurried Woman Syndrome: A 7-step Program to Conquer Fatigue, Control Weight and Restore Passion to Your Relationship

“Sorry. Just paralyzed by the indescribable beauty of the cosmos. We'll get to work.”
― Daniel Suarez, Delta-v