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> [“This is in the natural order of things--the time of life we've now entered. The afternoon , as Jung called it. Thoroughly unprepared we take the step into the afternoon of life. Are we unprepared simply because preparation is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/this-is-in-the-natural-order-of-things-the-time-of-life-we-ve-now/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

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> [“It wasn't getting easier because it isn't supposed to get easier. Midlife was a bitch, and my educated guess was that the climb only got steeper from here. Carl Jung put it perfectly: "Thoroughly unprepared we take the step into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/it-wasn-t-getting-easier-because-it-isn-t-supposed-to-get-easier/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

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## Other authors on Ageing

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## More by Dani Shapiro

> [“The writer’s life requires courage, patience, empathy, openness. It requires the ability to be alone with oneself. Gentle with oneself. To be disciplined, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/the-writer-s-life-requires-courage-patience-empathy-openness-it/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [I never troll for material. It simply presents itself, and is always unmistakable. This is why I want to roll my eyes when people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/i-never-troll-for-material-it-simply-presents-itself-and-is-always/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [I had never really felt settled in Brooklyn. I think it had to do with growing up in New Jersey and being someone who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/i-had-never-really-felt-settled-in-brooklyn-i-think-it-had-to-do-with/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [When I near the end of a book, it feels as if the entire universe meets me more than halfway and supports me. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/when-i-near-the-end-of-a-book-it-feels-as-if-the-entire-universe/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [Everything you need to know about life can be learned from a genuine and ongoing attempt to write](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/everything-you-need-to-know-about-life-can-be-learned-from-a-genuine/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [We don't choose what's going to wake us up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/we-don-t-choose-what-s-going-to-wake-us-up/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [Everything changes. The more I try to hold on to the moment, the more it slips through my fingers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/everything-changes-the-more-i-try-to-hold-on-to-the-moment-the-more/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [There is no end to the promotion. There is no end to the possibilities. You can continue to promote a book for years, literally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/there-is-no-end-to-the-promotion-there-is-no-end-to-the-possibilities/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [We can't protect ourselves from pain and heartache.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/we-can-t-protect-ourselves-from-pain-and-heartache/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [A writer with her work needs to be like a dog with a bone all the time. She needs to know where she's hidden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/a-writer-with-her-work-needs-to-be-like-a-dog-with-a-bone-all-the/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [“Oh, child! Somewhere inside you, your future has already unfurled like one of those coiled-up party streamers, once shiny, shaken loose, floating gracefully for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/oh-child-somewhere-inside-you-your-future-has-already-unfurled-like/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [I never feel so alive as when I'm writing and the work is going well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/i-never-feel-so-alive-as-when-i-m-writing-and-the-work-is-going-well/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [I do strongly identify with being Jewish. I was raised Orthodox and had a childhood complicated by the fact that my father was deeply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/i-do-strongly-identify-with-being-jewish-i-was-raised-orthodox-and/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [The fact is that most husbands, regardless of religion - it's an old-fashioned gender divide where the husband wants to stay home and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/the-fact-is-that-most-husbands-regardless-of-religion-it-s-an-old/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

> [Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer, nor do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-shapiro/novels-are-my-favorite-to-write-and-read-i-do-like-writing-personal/)

[Dani Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-shapiro/)

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