“As I think therefore I amAm I more if I think more?”

“Coming down life's highwayAt ninety mile an hour I want to slideWith bad brakes and bald tiresInto my final parking space”

“Do your thoughts continue and repeat a cycle Seed, growth, bloom, and seed again”

“Life doesn't revolve around youIt revolves around those you love”

“Thankful another tomorrow greetsAs I drink from cup of time And prepare to lock the door behind meand leave it to others”

“When you build a house You nail down memories Paint and stain the fabric of time”

“I finally know the difference between pleasing and loving, obeying and respecting. It has taken me so many years to be okay with being different, and with being this alive, this intense. (xxvi)”

“Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance.Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.”

“Birthdays could be such a bummer when you were older than the country you lived in.”

“I often think about dogs when I think about work and retirement. There are many breeds of dog that just need to be working, and useful, or have a job of some kind, in order to be happy. Otherwise t...”

“Retirement is purgatory for the former sports star. The world outside organized sports is unforgiving.”

“Making a Christmas album is looked upon by some people as the thing you do when you are heading towards retirement.”