Quote by Ellen Goodman
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, drivin

Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work, driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for, in order to get to a job that you need so you can pay for the clothes, car and the house that you leave empty all day in order to afford to live in it. – Ellen Goodman

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We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook? – Ellen Goodman

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Theres a trick to the Graceful Exit. It begins with the vision to recognize when a job, a life stage, a relationship is over – and to let go. It means leaving whats over without denying its value. – Ellen Goodman

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Most people do not consider dawn to be an attractive experience — unless they are still up. – Ellen Goodman

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