I Worried: I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction, will the earth turn as it was taught, and if not how shall I correct it? Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven, can I do better? Will I…

“In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid to change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways.”

“The trouble is when a number- your age- becomes your identity, you’ve given away your power to choose your future.”

“I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find that I have just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.”

“The only good thing about getting older is you get smart enough to avoid unnecessary problems. You know what’s worth spending time on and what’s not.”

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”