“Getting old we can deal with. Being old is the problem”
“The newest computer can merely compound, at speed, the oldest problem in the relations between human beings, and in the end the communicator will be confronted with the old problem, of what to say and how to say it.”
“The reason why we find it hard to deal with some situations is that we often get too deep into them that we end up being part of the problem”
“I'm getting old, thought Eileen Calder. Old and worn out and cynical. And being cynical is a lot worse than being old or worn out.”
“Longevity-and sanity. Eccentric old ladies on Harleys I can deal with.”
“There's an old Southern saying that if you're worried about your weight, clothes, or getting old, then you don't have any real problems.”