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> [Somehow, throughout much of life, being old seems to be something that happens to other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-scarf/somehow-throughout-much-of-life-being-old-seems-to-be-something-that/)

[Maggie Scarf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-scarf/)

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> [the country of the aged is a land few people think very hard and seriously about before the time of life when they sense that they're arriving there. Somehow, throughout much of life, being old seems to be something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-scarf/the-country-of-the-aged-is-a-land-few-people-think-very-hard-and/)

[Maggie Scarf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-scarf/)

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## More by Maggie Scarf

> [Pregnancy is getting company inside one's skin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-scarf/pregnancy-is-getting-company-inside-one-s-skin/)

[Maggie Scarf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-scarf/)

> [Somehow, throughout much of life, being old seems to be something that happens to other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-scarf/somehow-throughout-much-of-life-being-old-seems-to-be-something-that/)

[Maggie Scarf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-scarf/)

> [Getting angry can sometimes be like leaping into a wonderfully responsive sports car, gunning the motor, taking off at high speed and then discovering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-scarf/getting-angry-can-sometimes-be-like-leaping-into-a-wonderfully/)

[Maggie Scarf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-scarf/)

> [the country of the aged is a land few people think very hard and seriously about before the time of life when they sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-scarf/the-country-of-the-aged-is-a-land-few-people-think-very-hard-and/)

[Maggie Scarf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-scarf/)

> [“To be depressed is, very simply, to be stopped short in one’s life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-scarf/to-be-depressed-is-very-simply-to-be-stopped-short-in-one-s-life/)

[Maggie Scarf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-scarf/)

> [Subtle and literate, The Dance of Intimacy is like a long, revealing conversation with a wise and compassionate friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-scarf/subtle-and-literate-the-dance-of-intimacy-is-like-a-long-revealing/)

[Maggie Scarf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-scarf/)

> [Each of us does, in effect, strike a series of deals or compromises between the wants and longings of the inner self, and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-scarf/each-of-us-does-in-effect-strike-a-series-of-deals-or-compromises/)

[Maggie Scarf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-scarf/)

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