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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

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    “The pen is in our hands. A happy ending is ours to write.”

    — Hilary Mantel, renowned, prize-winning author, whose books include her trilogy on Thomas Cromwell, who died last week at the age of 70.

    “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:…

    — Jane Ellen Harrison, a British classical scholar, linguist, and pioneering female academician

    “Grief is the price we pay for love.”

    — Queen Elizabeth remarking on the tragedy experienced in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001. Her Majesty passed away last week at the age of 96.

    “If you are older and you don’t hurt somewhere when you get up in the morning, you may already be dead. Check your pulse.”

    — George Lundberg, MD, Editor-at-Large of Medscape and former Editor-in-Chief of JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association)

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

    — Mary Pipher, American clinical psychologist and best-selling author

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

    — Stewart Stafford, an American-born Irish actor and author