“As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded with December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.”

“Never ask anyone over 70 how they feel. They’ll tell you.”

“Caregiving arrangements are a Rubik’s cube for every family.”

“It takes a village to raise a kid but it also takes a village to help someone age gracefully.”

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.”

“A hunch that I have is that pain and joy are really located right next to each other…to be open to one, you have to be open to the other.”