“The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven’t changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don’t change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.”

“I really feel better about aging at the age of 86 than I did at 70.”

“We are not victims of aging, sickness and death. These are part of scenery, not the seer, who is immune to any form of change. This seer is the spirit, the expression of eternal being.”

“The other day a man asked me what I thought was the best time of my life. ‘Why,” I answered without a thought, ‘now.’”

“Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.”

“I don’t feel old. I don’t feel anything till noon. That’s when it’s time for my nap.”