“While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die – whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness.”

“Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”

“Here are some questions I am constantly noodling over: Do you splurge or do you hoard? Do you live every day as if it’s your last or do you save your money on the chance you’ll live twenty more years? Is life too short, or is it going to be…

“One of the benefits of being old is that you remember when it was worse…way, way, way worse.” Gloria Steinem, being interviewed on The Takeaway radio show, November 9, 2016

“Never too late to learn some embarrassingly basic, stupidly obvious things about oneself.”

“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”