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> [“did not want to “just have some office job and work nine to five like everyone else.” Ian was on a sneaky search for glory. He suffered less from the tyranny of the should than he did from the tyranny…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/did-not-want-to-just-have-some-office-job-and-work-nine-to-five-like/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

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## More by Meg Jay

> [“How do you get the happy ending? John Irving ought to know. One of my favorite authors, Irving writes these multigenerational epics of fiction…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/how-do-you-get-the-happy-ending-john-irving-ought-to-know-one-of-my/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“The future isn't written in the stars. There are no guarantees. So claim your adulthood. Be intentional. Get to work. Pick your family. Do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/the-future-isn-t-written-in-the-stars-there-are-no-guarantees-so/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“For the most part, "naturals" are myths. People who are especially good at something may have some innate inclination, or some particular talent, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/for-the-most-part-naturals-are-myths-people-who-are-especially-good/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“confusion. Twentysomethings like Ian were raised”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/confusion-twentysomethings-like-ian-were-raised/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [ “Your iPod is whispering in your ear. It was keeping you company, but now it's like a good friend turned bad \[...\] It is… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/your-ipod-is-whispering-in-your-ear-it-was-keeping-you-company-but/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“their own grandchildren. Parents like Kate’s are so intent on protecting their kids from their brand of the midlife crisis—their regret over settling down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/their-own-grandchildren-parents-like-kate-s-are-so-intent-on/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“When we cannot connect something we see or hear to something we have seen or heard before, or when the words will simply not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/when-we-cannot-connect-something-we-see-or-hear-to-something-we-have/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“quickly. Afterward, things are not so easy. The twenties are that critical period of adulthood. These are the years when it will be easiest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/quickly-afterward-things-are-not-so-easy-the-twenties-are-that/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“can really rescue you, and you have to do something. Not knowing what you want to”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/can-really-rescue-you-and-you-have-to-do-something-not-knowing-what/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“Real confidence comes from mastery experiences, which are actual, lived moments of success, especially when things seem difficult.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/real-confidence-comes-from-mastery-experiences-which-are-actual-lived/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“Ian pretended that not knowing what to do was the hard part when, somewhere inside, I think he knew that making a choice about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/ian-pretended-that-not-knowing-what-to-do-was-the-hard-part-when/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. —Maya Angelou”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/there-is-no-greater-agony-than-bearing-an-untold-story-inside-you-2/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“did not want to “just have some office job and work nine to five like everyone else.” Ian was on a sneaky search for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/did-not-want-to-just-have-some-office-job-and-work-nine-to-five-like/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“before I was in my forties. If you’re still doing this”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/before-i-was-in-my-forties-if-you-re-still-doing-this/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

> [“I wasn't scared of losing my past. i was scared of losing my future.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-jay/i-wasn-t-scared-of-losing-my-past-i-was-scared-of-losing-my-future/)

[Meg Jay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-jay/)

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