“I think women and children and older people are the three least-respected groups in our society.”

“Present-moment living, getting in touch with your ‘now,’ is at the heart of effective living. When you think about it, there really is no other moment you can live. Now is all there is, and the future is just another present moment to live when it arrives. One thing is…

“There are three classes into which all the women past seventy that ever I knew were to be divided: 1. That dear old soul; 2. That old woman; 3. That old witch.”

“A person is always startled when he hears himself called old for the first time.”

“There are three periods in life: youth, middle age, and ‘how well you look.’”

“When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it’s a sure sign you’re getting old.”