Lori

“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

“Be grateful for the time you've had with him. A little bit of grace. That's what a good dog is, you know. A little bit of grace.”
― Stephen King, The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

“Sometimes the death of a dream can finally set you free.”
― Julie Clark, The Last Flight

“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