“ I don't know anything anymore. Is that normal? Is it normal to notice the enormity of everything and just go blank? A.M. Homes
“ In the Dictionary 'lumpy jaw' comes just before 'lunacy,' but in life there are no such clues. Suddenly, for no reason, you might start to dribble from the mouth, to howl peevishly at the moon. You mi… Lorrie Moore
“ Forty-two. His age had astounded him for years, and each time that he had sat so astounded, trying to figure out what had become of the young, slim man in his twenties, a whole additional year slipped… Philip K. Dick
“ Simply thinking creatively is not the same as being innovative, and only those who risk breaking out of their comfort zone by putting thought into action will discover the profusion of opportunity tha… Michael Lum
“ Towards the end of your life you have something like a pain schedule to fill out—a long schedule like a federal document, only it's your pain schedule. Endless categories. First, physical causes—like… Saul Bellow
“ During my completely soul-shredding midlife crisis at the age of twenty-eight, I felt sure I had peaked too soon. Jennifer Harrison
“ A motorcycle is a vehicle of change, after all. It puts the wheels beneath a midlife crisis, or a coming-of-age saga, or even just the discovery of something new, something you didn't realize was ther… Lily Brooks-Dalton
“ But what the measured prose of psychiatrists and the carefully calculated statistics of social scientists rarely capture is the experience of inner struggle. These "significant changes" do not occur a… Mark Gerzon
“ People may indeed be treated as objects and may be profoundly affected thereby. Kick a dog often enough and he will become cowardly or vicious. People who are kicked undergo similar changes; their vie… Allen Wheelis
