“When the student is ready, the crazy Australian chick will appear, or however the expression goes.” — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
“Who decides the parameters of this real world, where the initiation seems like self-sacrifice? Give up your personal vision of happiness in exchange for… — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
“...being a weatherman in Ireland is about the biggest scam going.” — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
“When the student is ready, the crazy Australian chick will appear, or however the expression goes.” — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
“Growing up in upstate New York, one of the grayest parts of the U.S., meant whole weeks might pass with no more than a… — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
“What happens when we lose the things that anchor us? What if, instead of grasping at something to hold on to, we pull up… — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
“At this point in my travels and in my life, I still regard changing course as a personal failing. I don't yet have the… — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
“Heed this warning: four and a half hours in Surfers Paradise is four hours too long.” — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
“The House of the Spirits. I pass on the former but trade her my copy of Nick Hornby’s How to Be Good for the… — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
“I imagine the people whose lives are most intertwined with mine, and I realize life has gone on without me. The planet has not… — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
“Who you are when you are tested might not be pretty, but it's always real.” — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
“These Aussie girls are free to set their own courses in the world, to meander and experiment. Their travels are not bumps along the… — Rachel Friedman Copy Share Image
