“It occurred to me that among the charms of old age are the provocations our young female friends permit themselves because they think we are out of commission.”

“A century ago, life screwed that poor man and me because we were too young, and now they want to do the same thing because we are too old.”

“Today I know I was right. The adolescents of my generation, greedy for life, forgot in body and soul about their hopes for the future until reality taught them that tomorrow was not what they had dreamed, and they discovered nostalgia. My Sunday columns were there, life an archeological relic among the ruins of the past, and they realized they were not only for the old but also for the young who were not afraid of aging.”

“Why were you so old when we met? I answered with the truth: Age isn't how old you are but how old you feel.”

“The truth was that I could not manage my soul, and I was becoming aware of old age because of my weakness in the face of love.”

“Age isn't how old you are but how old you feel.”

“The secret of a good old age is simply an honorable pact with solitude.”