“To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reveren...” — Amos Bronson Alcott Quote

“To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.”

“Our ideals are our better selves.”

“Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.”

“Youth is a blunder; Manhood a struggle, Old Age a regret.”

“Everything I read about hitting a midlife crisis was true. I had such a struggle letting go of youthful things and learning how to exist and have enthusiasm while settling into the comfort of an older age.”

“I think when the full horror of being fifty hits you, you should stay home and have a good cry.”