RIGHT NOW Because I am 84 I am frequently asked, “What was the favorite time of your life?” As though it is all over. I always say, “Right now.” I mean it. I like my life right now better than any other time although I liked the other times fine. I always tell people, “You cannot ruin your life after seventy.” No one is going to say, “Oh, and he/she had so much promise.” You are over seventy and you can do just as you please. Study guitar. Visit Guatemala. Go to a terrible bar. Being over eighty is even better. Then you can really do just what you want with your life. All your critics will be
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