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Gail Sheehy is an American author known for her autobiographical works and her research on personal growth. Her books delve into the themes of personal development and life stages, enjoying widespread popularity among readers.

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“The fundamental steps of expansion that will open a person, over time, to the full flowering of his or her individuality are the same for both genders. But men and women are rarely in the same place struggling with the same questions at the same age.”

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Book:Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life

Source: Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life

“Men are not given awards and promotions for bravery in intimacy.”

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Book:Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life

Source: Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life

“When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on cooking.”

“There is no more defiant denial of one man's ability to possess one woman exclusively than the prostitute who refuses to redeemed.”

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Book:Hustling: Prostitution in Our Wide Open Society

Source: Hustling: Prostitution in Our Wide Open Society

“If menopause is the silent passage, 'male menopause' is the unspeakable passage. It is fraught with secrecy, shame, and denial. It is much more fundamental than the ending of the fertile period of a woman's life, because it strikes at the core of what it is to be a man.”

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Author:Gail Sheehy

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Born: November 15, 1937
Known for: Author
Quotes: 63

Books & Sources

Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult LifeRelated source material

New Passages: Mapping Your Life Across TimeRelated source material

Hustling: Prostitution in Our Wide Open SocietyRelated source material

Sex and the Seasoned Woman: Pursuing the Passionate LifeRelated source material

Speed is of the EssenceRelated source material

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