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“To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.”
“To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.”
— GAIL SHEEHY
American author and journalist · 1936 – 2020
Gail Sheehy was an American author and journalist best known for Passages (1976), a bestselling study of adult life stages. She profiled major political figures for magazines including Vanity Fair.
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