“ Evelyn stared into the empty ice cream carton and wondered where the smiling girl in the school pictures had gone. Fannie Flagg
“ Our mothers were largely silent about what happened to them as they passed through this midlife change. But a new generation of women has already started to break the wall of silence. Patricia Posner
“ A woman must wait for her ovaries to die before she can get her rightful personality back. Post-menstrual is the same as pre-menstrual; I am once again what I was before the age of twelve: a female hu… Florence King
“ She'd always had a short fuse but lately she was positively electric and could burst into flame anywhere, anytime. ... When she was out of the shower, dry and cool, she had one of those reprieves that… Robyn Carr
“ Oh no, honey. Lots of women go through it early. Why, there was this woman over in Georgia who was only thirty-six-years-old and one day she got in her car and drove right up the stairs to the county… Fannie Flagg
“ On a planet where for thousands of years, even today, a woman's worth has been judged exclusively by the productivity of her womb, what the hell is the point of a barren woman? Elissa Stein and Susan Kim
“ No, we’re not getting married, I told my mother on the phone when she asked. He’s going to California and I’m staying here. Usually she doesn't phone. Usually she just does things like send me notes w… Lorrie Moore
“ When I was suddenly thrust into what everyone calls menopause (Orchids) earlier than my body planned, I decided someone needed to take charge on so many levels. It was time to not only change the vern… Lisa Jey Davis
“ I call the Change of Life "Orchids" because menopause is such an ugly word. It's got men in it for goddsakes. Lisa Jey Davis
“ [Hot flashes] are the prime cause of sleep disruption in women over age fifty, Suzanne Woodward of Wayne State University School of Medicine reports. Her studies show that hot flashes in sleep occur a… Michael Smolensky
