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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

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    “I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford. Then I want to move in with them.”

    — Phyllis Diller, Pioneering female American comic, actress, and author known for her eccentric dress and stage presence

     “The fundamental law of human beings is interdependence. A person is a person through other persons.”

    — Desmond Tutu, A South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist

    “We go through life. We shed our skins. We become ourselves.”

    — Patti Smith, American rock star, singer, poet and author

    “One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now.”

    — Paulo Coelho, Brazilian lyricist and novelist best known for his internationally acclaimed book The Alchemist.

    “Life is not what one lived, but what One remembers and how One remembers it in order to recount it.”

    — Gabriel García Márquez, Internationally acclaimed Colombian novelist and Nobel Prize winner known for his portrayal in his works of “magical realism.”

    “If you woke up each morning, and immediately dwelt on your ills, what sort of a day could you look forward to?”

    — Maeve Binchy, Novelist, playwright, and short story writer considered one of Ireland’s best-loved and most recognizable writers at the time of her death in 2012