“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
