“When I was young, I thought that by the time I was an older adult, I would have solved all my problems. It was a surprise to find out I often feel like a hot mess and always feel like I am a work in progress.”

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”

“Fighting aging is like the War on Drugs. It’s expensive, does more harm than good, and has been proven to never end.”

“You die young, or you get older. There is nothing in between. You may as well enjoy it.”

“It’s not true that older people can’t change. I’ve had many, many people — older people — come up after a lecture and say, ‘Well, Jane, I’d given up, but I promise you I’ll do my bit.”

“A human being would certainly not grow to be 70 or 80 years old if this longevity had no meaning for the species to which he belongs. The afternoon of human life must also have a significance of its own, and cannot be merely a pitiful appendage to life’s morning.”