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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

    Fear and Courage

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    “We labor into life and we labor out of life. All of us are born with life and death walking next to us.”

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    — Shelby Kirillin, An end-of-life doula based in Richmond, Virginia

    “We are all figuring it out as we go. Aging is grad school.”

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    — Anne Lamott, American novelist, non-fiction writer, and progressive political activist

    “I don’t think every old person is wise, and I don’t think you automatically get wise when you’re old. You have to want it, You have to pursue it.”

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    — Lyn Slater, Ph.D., former social work professor and fashion influencer, writer, and author of the new book, How to Be Old: Lessons in Living Boldly from the Accidental Icon

    “Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.”

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    — Winston Churchill, British statesman, soldier, and writer. He served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955

    “ ‘Tis never too late to be wise.”

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    — Daniel Defoe, 18th-century English novelist and journalist whose work includes the novel, Robinson Crusoe.

    “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.”

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    — Audrey Hepburn, Legendary British actress of stage and screen