“It scares us more than anything except death. Being alone. Our fear of solitude is so ingrained that given the choice of being alone or being with others we opt for safety in numbers, even at the expense of lingering… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share Image
“Americans are funny," Terence O'Donnell pointed out in a conversation we had about our national need to own as much as possible, including our… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“It scares us more than anything except death. Being alone. Our fear of solitude is so ingrained that given the choice of being alone… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“Curmudgeons speak up because they have to, because it’s become critically important for them to tell the truth as they see it. Telling the… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“Putting thoughts into words is vastly different from putting truth into words. For words are not truth. As ardently as writers sort and select… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“The Art of Self, I've learned, is indispensable to material success but corrosive to the human spirit. What's more, much of the misery in… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“Curmudgeons speak up because they have to, because it’s become critically important for them to tell the truth as they see it. Telling the… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“Now that you’re old, cut yourself some slack, would you? Let yourself off the hook. Give yourself a break. You don’t have to do… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“When was the last time someone was so overjoyed to see you, so brimming with love and affection that they literally ran to greet… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“There's one thing you ought to know about old people," Alberto Terégo told me on our early morning walk on the beach. "Like what?"… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“Did I think I'd ever find someone I could live with, she asked me, and I said yes, and she said who, and I… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“I woke up this morning with the words clomping around in my head: 'Truth does not become wisdom until the exact moment you're ready… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“Regrets are particularly poignant for the old, those of us who have used up most of the chances we'll ever get and are left… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“Get your life turned right-side-out again. Like a shirt that comes out of the dryer wrong-side-out, you need to turn your life right-side-out before… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
“It's the opening line of a football game returned for a touchdown. Or fumbled. It's what orange juice is to breakfast, the first minutes… — Lionel Fisher Copy Share
