I do think taking the 20s to take the most chances you can is important, because you're not going to hurt anyone else during that time. And if you do have a partner, you need a couple years to rehearse that relationship. Gail Sheehy 20schancecouple share on social
Jill Clayburgh's life so closely paralleled mine, I feel as though a part of me lived a little through her and died a little with her. Gail Sheehy clayburghcloselydie Change image and share on social
Career-driven millennials are strategic about working obsessively while they are single and earning enough money to afford advanced education. Most are patient enough to wait until 30 or later to develop their dream. Gail Sheehy advanceaffordcareer share on social
The perceptions of middle age have their own luminosity. Gail Sheehy ageluminositymiddle Change image and share on social
I actually like getting out of my comfort zone. It shakes me up. Gail Sheehy comfortshakezone Change image and share on social
I was devastated when I got the review for my first book. The book came out a couple years before the women's movement broke through, and people were putting it down, asking, 'Why does the woman in this book need to get a divorce? Why can't she just shut up and be happy?' Gail Sheehy bookbreakcouple share on social
The first thing one notices about Jill Abramson is her short stature. The second is her intensity. Gail Sheehy abramsonintensityjill Change image and share on social
People in grief need someone to walk with them without judging them. Gail Sheehy griefjudgepeople Change image and share on social
When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on cooking. Gail Sheehy cookmanpiece Change image and share on social
I do think women can have it all - but not all women. If you take daring steps and are smart about it, you can probably have it all. But you might have to wait a while. Gail Sheehy daresmartstep Change image and share on social