"Old age is a caricature of our former self."

"The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is no longer young."

"The future is a gaping wound."

"Self-consciousness is not a matter of being aware of oneself, but of being aware of oneself as a being-in-the-world."

"The most important task for women is to free themselves from the chains of tradition and men's expectations."