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> [In our youths, many of us suspected that being tied down to a partner and family might constrain us. But after 40, even that landscape starts to shift. Many singletons turn inward and start longing for the things so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/in-our-youths-many-of-us-suspected-that-being-tied-down-to-a-partner/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

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## More by Sandra Tsing Loh

> [I agree that mommy wars are not good for any mothers: that such wars are time and effort wasted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/i-agree-that-mommy-wars-are-not-good-for-any-mothers-that-such-wars/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [Our entire personality, our energy level, and how we cope is hormonal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/our-entire-personality-our-energy-level-and-how-we-cope-is-hormonal/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [Recently it was pointed out to me - in a kind of hurtful way, to be honest - that people in Los Angeles are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/recently-it-was-pointed-out-to-me-in-a-kind-of-hurtful-way-to-be/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [Beating up on public schools is not just our nation's favorite blood sport, but also a favorite conversational entertainment of the well-off - like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/beating-up-on-public-schools-is-not-just-our-nation-s-favorite-blood/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [The terror of the ordinary is what keeps many affluent, educated parents and their kids out of the merely 'decent' schools, the ones that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/the-terror-of-the-ordinary-is-what-keeps-many-affluent-educated/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [I am shamed to realize that in my marriage, my daughters never heard their father and me fight, which also meant, perhaps, that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/i-am-shamed-to-realize-that-in-my-marriage-my-daughters-never-heard/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [With more women in power, the world would be better off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/with-more-women-in-power-the-world-would-be-better-off/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [We all fantasize about work that uses our creativity, is self-directed, happens during the hours we choose, and occurs in an attractively lit setting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/we-all-fantasize-about-work-that-uses-our-creativity-is-self-directed/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [The bad news in our most cosmopolitan and vibrant cities is that many middle-class people can no longer afford to live in 'middle-class' school…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/the-bad-news-in-our-most-cosmopolitan-and-vibrant-cities-is-that-many/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [I find I'm the sort of harried working mother who has difficulty scheduling in a bit of rest amid the Ptolemaically complicated interlocking gears…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/i-find-i-m-the-sort-of-harried-working-mother-who-has-difficulty/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [I don't know how it's going for my sisters, but as my 40s and Verizon bills and mortgage payments roll on, I seem to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/i-don-t-know-how-it-s-going-for-my-sisters-but-as-my-40s-and-verizon/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [All autobiography is fiction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/all-autobiography-is-fiction/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [I think live music is really, really important. And I think it's very important to do together. It's much more fun to play to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/i-think-live-music-is-really-really-important-and-i-think-it-s-very/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [Just because marriage didn't work for us doesn't mean we don't believe in the institution. Just because our own marital track records are mixed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/just-because-marriage-didn-t-work-for-us-doesn-t-mean-we-don-t/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

> [In the end, the real wisdom of menopause may be in questioning how fun or even sane this chore wheel called modern life actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-tsing-loh/in-the-end-the-real-wisdom-of-menopause-may-be-in-questioning-how-fun/)

[Sandra Tsing Loh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-tsing-loh/)

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