“Today is World Alzheimer’s Day. What are you supposed to do with that? Try to remember it?”
― The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
― The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
“His philosophy: the only point of being alive is to kill time as pleasantly as possible. The trick is not to take anything too seriously.”
― The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
― The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
“And after that trip, I'll have to come up with another plan. As long as there are plans, there's life.”
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“An eighty-year-old man has managed to climb Mount Everest. I have enough trouble stepping up on the curb. It isn’t fair.”
― The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
― The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
“A nation’s level of civilization can be measured by the way it treats its oldest and weakest citizens.”
― The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
― The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83¼ Years Old
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