Robin Marantz Henig Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Kids don't shuffle along in unison on the road to maturity. They slouch toward adulthood at an uneven, highly individual pace.”

“Many of us are tethered to bodies that sabotage us in our struggle to keep from getting fat, or to slim down when we do.”

“Whatever the reason for any one individual's tendency to gain weight, the only way to lose the weight is to eat less and exercise more.”

“As the brain matures, one thing that happens is the pruning of the synapses. Synaptic pruning does not occur willy-nilly; it depends largely on how any one brain pathway is used.”

“Friends and relatives might be surprised that I think of myself as lonely. I'm married to a man I not only love but like, and we spend a lot of time together. If I feel like socializing, I can usually find someone to meet for coffee or a drink.”

“I'm always made a little uncomfortable by studies that assert that Millennials are the most narcissistic generation in history. To me, being young has always meant being self-absorbed; in many ways, that's what youth is for.”

“In the modern world, the anxious temperament does offer certain benefits: caution, introspection, the capacity to work alone. These can be adaptive qualities.”

“The 20s are like the stem cell of human development: the pluripotent moment when any of several outcomes is possible. Decisions and actions during this time have lasting ramifications.”

“The human brain has evolved the capacity to impose a narrative, complete with chronology and cause-and-effect logic, on whatever it encounters, no matter how apparently random.”

“For humans and animals alike, truly vigorous, wholehearted, spontaneous play is something of a biological frill.”