Meg Jay, The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter--And How To Make The Most Of Them Now Quotes

It’s the people we hardly know, and not our closest friends, who will improve our lives most dramatically

Doing something later is not automatically the same as doing something better

The more you use your brain, the more brain you will have to use. "—George A. Dorsey, anthropologist

I wasn't scared of losing my past. i was scared of losing my future.

As we age, we feel less like leaves and more like trees. We have roots that ground us and sturdy trunks that may sway, but don't break, in the wind.

When we make choices, we open ourselves up to hard work and failure and heartbreak, so sometimes it feels easier not to know, not to choose, and not to do. But it isn't.

I think part of making any decision in your twenties is realizing there is no twenty-four flavor table. It's a myth.

Life stories with themes of ruin can trap us. Life stories that are triumphant can transform us.