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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

    Grief and Death

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    “At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”

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    — Frida Kahlo, Renowned Mexican Artist and Feminist Icon

    “Recognize that on certain days the greatest grace is that the day is over and you get to close your eyes. Tomorrow comes more brightly.”

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    — Mary Anne Radmacher, Contemporary American Author And Artist

    “The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be…

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    — Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, a Swiss-American psychiatrist and author of the internationally best-selling book, On Death and Dying, where she first discussed her theory of the five stages of grief.

    “Sweet is the memory of distant friends! Like the mellow rays of the departing sun, it falls tenderly, yet sadly, on the heart.”

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    — Washington Irving, 19th Century American Short Story Writer, Essayist, and Diplomat

    “ Intense love always leads to mourning.”

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    — Louise Glück, Nobel Prize Winning American Poet

    “All great truths are paradoxes. We are all both together and alone. Time is everything and nothing. Life is joyous and life is tragic.”

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    — Mary Pipher, Renowned American Psychologist and Author of The Best Selling Books Reviving Ophelia and Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing As We Age