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This book is a compilation of stories and essays that explore the themes of aging and the experiences associated with it. The author shares insights and observations on the journey through life's later years, touching on both the joys and challenges of growing older. more

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Maureen Lipman
Maureen Lipman

Maureen Lipman is a renowned British film actress, born on May 10, 1946. She has had a significant impact on the British film and television industry, known for her distinctive acting style and sense of humor. more

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“The city is a cultural invention enforcing on the citizen knowledge of his own nature. And this we do not like. That we are aggressive beings, easily given to violence; that we get along together because we must more than because we want to, and that the brotherhood of man is about as far from reality today as it was two thousand years ago; that reason's realm is small; that we never have been and never shall be created equal; that if the human being is perfectible, he has so far exhibited few symptoms - all are considerations of man from which space tends to protect us.”

“The main challenge that television presents is that I have a tendency to say things with a great deal of precision and accuracy. Often a description of that sort, which will work in a book because people can read it slowly - they can turn the pages back and so on - doesn't really work on TV because it interrupts the flow of the moving image.”