It's not gender-specific, but I do think it's women who tend to start having that sort of little whispering voice of "I want more here" and "I want more for my family."
Dani ShapiroWhen I was growing up, I had no idea that I could possibly become a writer. I wrote endlessly in journals - a practice I maintained for a long time, well into the writing life I had no idea I could ever have.
Dani ShapiroIf I dismiss the ordinaryโwaiting for the special, the extreme, the extraordinary to happen - I may just miss my life.
Dani ShapiroWhat's more important that spiritual life? It seems to me it's the bedrock of everything essential about being human.
Dani Shapiro