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title: "3 Empty-nester Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Empty-nester quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Empty-nester sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Now that Olive was grown, I didn't know what to do with myself. You could build your life around one single thing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lee-west/now-that-olive-was-grown-i-didn-t-know-what-to-do-with-myself-you/)

[Michael Lee West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lee-west/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/michael-lee-west-29404_children_now-that-olive-was-grown-i-didn-t-know-w_22038.jpg)

> [“Motherhood is both a beautiful dance and a brutally gut-wrenching exercise in self- control. As much as we want to jump in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-battistelli/motherhood-is-both-a-beautiful-dance-and-a-brutally-gut-wrenching/)

[Kate Battistelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-battistelli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/kate-battistelli-152659_children_motherhood-is-both-a-beautiful-dance-and_1498014.jpg)

> [“My little boy was no more and even though he'd come home for vacations, our relationship would never be quite the same.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sallyann-murphey/my-little-boy-was-no-more-and-even-though-he-d-come-home-for/)

[Sallyann Murphey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sallyann-murphey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae5/sallyann-murphey-80149_adulthood_my-little-boy-was-no-more-and-even-thoug_1928621.jpg)

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