When people say this isn't the America they grew up in, they're right. Nobody gets to grow old in the America they grew up in.
Gail CollinsAny time you write history, you insert your opinion. You pick and choose what you are going to write about. I feel really happy not inserting myself. I spend too much of my life inserting myself. It's just great to let other people carry the narrative.
Gail CollinsFor years I've been hearing 20-somethings say they don't expect Social Security to be around when they hit 65. Eventually, I came to realize that they really mean that they just don't expect to be 65. Or 40. Neither did I, when I was 22.
Gail CollinsYou can hit as many revolutions as you want, but women are always going to wear uncomfortable shoes that look good.
Gail Collins