“Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me. I want people to know why I look this way. I’ve traveled a long way, and some of the roads weren’t paved.”

“I don’t think every old person is wise, and I don’t think you automatically get wise when you’re old. You have to want it, You have to pursue it.”

“I’m very much in acceptance of what I look like and I own what I think and feel. And that, to me, is what maturity is. You own what you think and feel. I say what I mean. I mean what I say. I try not to say it mean….

“She was inspiring because she didn’t care about what she looked like…and she herself said, “At one point, you no longer recognize yourself. I think I’m reaching the point of not caring…It’s better just to take off your glasses. That way, everything is blurry.”

“When you’re 50 you start thinking about things you haven’t thought about before. I used to think getting older was about vanity, but actually it’s about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.”

“Experience is as beautiful as youth.”