That's the purpose of old age... To give us a breathing space before we die, in which to see why we did what we did.
Colleen McCulloughIt's a dead give away of an inexperienced writer if every character speaks with the same voice
Colleen McCulloughOld age is an ordeal, of flesh and mind. Of winding down, of slowing down, of dying cells. It's accepting the loss of physical attractiveness and replacing it with the power and wisdom that can only come with old age.
Colleen McCullough