“The sooner growing older is stripped of reflexive dread, the better equipped we are to benefit from the countless ways in which it can enrich us.”

“Age brings perspective. Age points the way to things that are most important to us. It tells us what to hold and what to discard. It’s the great unclutterer.”

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

“I read so that I can live more than one life in more than one place.”

“If I could remain one age forever, I wouldn’t. I don’t believe in that.”

“I want to grow old but die suddenly.”