14 August, 2012

Baroness Trumpington: 'At my age I don’t give a damn what I say’ - Telegraph

Baroness Trumpington: 'At my age I don’t give a damn what I say’ - Telegraph: Like any realistic person of her age, she thinks of last things. Her two younger brothers are dead. “With age comes much more of an acceptance. You take dying more for granted. I don’t want to go into a home and I do worry about my eyes. But I’ve got a nice little life for myself here and I have good friends upstairs who are superb to me.”

There is one positive thing about getting older. “You don’t give a damn about what you say. Other people’s opinions matter less — unless they’re medical.”