If a person survives an ordinary span of sixty years or more, there is every chance that his or her life as a shapely story has ended and all that remains to be experienced is epilogue. Life is not over, but the story is.

“The public health authorities never mention the main reason many Americans have…”

“Young Castle called me "Scoop." "Good Morning, Scoop. What's new in the word ga…”

“The brainless serenity of charwomen and janitors working late at night came ove…”

“I never asked to be born in the first place.”