Quote #27

If you associate enough with older people who do enjoy their lives, who are not stored away in any golden ghettos, you will gain a sense of continuity and of the possibility for a full life.

Attribution disputed; shown as originally published.

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  3. I was wise enough to never grow up while fooling most people into believing I had.
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  6. Instead of needing lots of children, we need high-quality children.
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  8. It has been a woman's task throughout history to go on believing in life when there was almost no hope.

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