Elizabeth Marshall Thomas Quotes

Why do people talk of the horrors of old age? It's great. I feel like a fine old car with the parts gradually wearing out, but I'm not complaining,... Those who find growing old terrible are people who haven't done what they wanted with their lives.

I don't fear aging. It's natural, and I can't stop it!

From my perspective, there's no reason to be afraid of aging, because if you age, you're lucky! The alternative is death.

My mother is not somebody who's troubled by aging.

If you try to stay young forever, you don't really live.

It's wonderful to know you're aging, because that means you're still on the planet, right?

I'm trying to grow old gracefully. I've got to at least grow old.

No man loves life like him that's growing old.

I'm older than I'd like and I'm creaky, but I'm doing alright.

I hate getting old, but I'm sticking with it!

Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you.

It's like, God, I'm in my 80s. Nobody, when I die, is going to say, 'How young?' They're going to say she had a great ride.

I'm just growing old, darling. I don't know about gracefully.

If you're always battling against getting older, you're always going to be unhappy, because it's going to happen anyhow.

I don't worry about a number. I'm fine with aging.

But I'm kind of comfortable with getting older because it's better than the other option, which is being dead. So I'll take getting older.

I've gotten to the age where I'm comfortable with just about everything - except getting old!

I've never been scared of aging.

You ask particularly after my health. I suppose that I have not many months to live; but, of course, I know nothing about it. I may add that I am enjoying existence as much as ever, and regret nothing.

I am what I am - which is I have aged.

You can't beat life when you consider the alternatives.

You have to embrace getting older. Life is precious, and when you've lost a lot of people, you realize each day is a gift.

You have to embrace getting older.

I don't mind growing old. I'm just not used to it.

I'm 83 and a half years old and I feel fine. I feel like a teenager but I'm unable to do a lot of the things that I used to do but I enjoy life to the fullest.