Last week, a tweet from American writer and editor editor Doug Murano went viral after he asked fellow users to share their stories of how they achieved success later in life.
"I get tired of 'under 40' lists," Murano wrote. "Show me someone who got their PhD at 60 after losing everything. Give me the 70-year-old debut novelist who writes from a lifetime of love and grief. Give me calloused hands and tender hearts."
That tweet received thousands of replies with people recalling their own trials and triumphs, and sharing the tangled, weaving paths that still led them to success, albeit just a bit later than they may have expected.
Here are just a few of those stories.