“People ask: “Would you or would you not like to be young again?” Of course, it is really one of those foolish questions that never should be asked, because they are impossible. You cannot be — you that are — young again. You cannot unroll that snowball which is you:…

“Grief is the price we pay for love.”

“Being grateful is not a virtue—it’s a survival skill.”

“When your life flashes before your eyes at the end, make sure it’s a good movie you’re watching.”

“Read. Read all the time. Read as a matter of principle, as a matter of self-respect. Read as a nourishing staple of life.”

“Forgetting happens. If you stress about it, it’ll happen even more.”