Influences
Books from Sheehy’s Passages series remain largely influential in American culture. A Library of Congress survey named Passages one of the 10 most-influential books of our time.
Sheehy introduced terms that have passed into the American lexicon: Passages, Pulling Up Roots; Catch-30; Age 40 Crucible; Deadline Decade; The Sexual Diamond; Second Adulthood.
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Famous quotes containing the word influences:
“Whoever influences the child’s life ought to try to give him a positive view of himself and of his world. The child’s future happiness and his ability to cope with life and relate to others will depend on it.”
—Bruno Bettelheim (20th century)
“The tourist who moves about to see and hear and open himself to all the influences of the places which condense centuries of human greatness is only a man in search of excellence.”
—Max Lerner (b. 1902)
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each. Let them be your only diet drink and botanical medicines.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)