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41 " There are stages of becoming a grown-up. First, you definitely aren’t one. Then you pretend to be one. Then you’re sure that there are no grown -ups; that they’re mythological and don’t really exist. And then finally, maybe one day in your forties, you just are one. "
― , There Are No Grown-ups: A Midlife Coming-of-Age Story
42 " There are no grown-ups. Everyone is winging it; some just do it more confidently. "
43 " You’re fluent in a language once you can explain to someone—in that language—how to tie his shoes”? (I can.) "
44 " We’re at—or approaching—our lifetime peak in earnings, but Botox now seems like a reasonable idea. We’re reaching the height of our careers, but we can now see how they will probably end. "