“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 a collective vision: work hard, get married, buy a house, have a kid or two, diversify… — 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 our roots and walk away? Instead of trying to find the way back, we walk deeper… — 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
