From the first chapter: “Every morning all across America, people peer into bathroom mirrors, searching for signs of age. No line, no blemish is overlooked. We dread the appearance of those little lines at the corners of our mouths and eyes, and then we console ourselves with the thought that, really, they are hardly noticeable. Still, we know the truth. We are getting older—every day one day older. Rarely do we set aside our insecurities long enough to ask ‘What are wrinkles? Where do they come from and what do they really mean?…
People fear wrinkles because of what they seem to say about us. They are the sum of all the days we have lived and will never live again. They tell our story even when we do not want that story told. Even the attempt to erase them becomes part of what is written on our faces. We—the doers, the movers, the shakers, the achievers, the rocks of our families and communities—are being written upon. It shocks us to see ourselves, for the first time, as paper and not the pen we imagine ourselves to be.”
“On target! My head is spinning with where all of this can lead.”
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“A seminal work and a call to arms — a struggle will (must) ensue.”
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“A brilliant work.”
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“The book is magnificent. It is rich, entertaining, and inspiring. I sat in my office and cried.”
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