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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

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    “I never will believe that our youngest days are our happiest. What a miserable augury for the progress of the race and the destination of the individual, if the more matured and enlightened state is the less happy one!”

    — George Eliot, Pen Name of Mary Ann Evans, an English novelist, poet, and journalist of the Victorian era

    “Never go on trips with anyone you do not love.”

    — Ernest Hemingway, American novelist and short-story writer who had a larger-than-life persona and lifestyle, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954

    “Time passes. Memory fades, memory adjusts, memory conforms to what we think we remember.”

    — Joan Didion, American writer, novelist and essayist, known for her acute social observations

    “Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

    — Quote attributed to Mark Twain, the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, a Missouri-born author, essayist, and humorist known for his satirical wit, humorous prose, and vivid characters

    “Hope for the best. Expect the worst. Life is a play. We’re unrehearsed.”

    — Mel Brooks, American actor, comedian, filmmaker, and director. He recently celebrated his 100th birthday.

    “That’s the big challenge of life- to chisel disappointment into wisdom so people respect you and you don’t annoy your friends with your whining.”

    — Marc Maron, American comedian and actor, perhaps best known for his long-running podcast WTF with Marc Maron