““Some people claimed that wisdom came with age, but Annie had never found that to be true. Look at all the old people who lost their minds to invented stories on cable news channels, at the people who gave their pensions to strangers who called them on the telephone while they were watching Wheel of Fortune. The only thing that Annie felt better about at fifty was her willingness to admit her own stupidity. Fallibility. Confusion. It was great, actually---getting things wrong didn't feel as bad as it used to. The sun would rise the next day. She was a sturdy person. If the divorce had taught her anything, it was that.””
