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    The Last Word

    Words of Wisdom About Aging

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    “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

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

    — David McCullough, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian who died this week at age 89

    “To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, to love someone who loves you is everything.”

    — Bill Russell, Recently deceased legendary American basketball player and civil rights activist