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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

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    “Left alone, no matter at what age or under what circumstances, you have to remake your life.”

    — Katharine Graham, Pulitzer Prize winner and publisher of the Washington Post from 1963 to 1991

    “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.”

    — Harold Kushner, American rabbi and best-selling author, best known for his monumental book, When Bad Things Happen To Good People.

    “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.”

    — C.S Lewis, British writer, literary scholar, and Anglican lay theologian whose work includes the Chronicles of Narnia

    “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