“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.”

“I have shoes older than most of these people.” 

“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.”

“I read for growth, firmly believing that what you are today and what you will be in 5 years depends on two things: the people you meet and the books you read.”

“We imagine things- that we wouldn’t be able to survive, but in fact, we do survive. We have no choice, so we do it.”