I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming... suddenly you find - at the age of 50, say - that a whole new life has opened before you.
From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it.
I have never been especially impressed by the heroics of people who are convinced they are about to change the world. I am more awed by those who struggle to make one small difference after another.
The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt.
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.
I kept talking. "Listen -- this is some kind of misunderstanding.
I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.