Quips and quotes about aging to keep you laughing into your golden years.

If there’s one thing most of us have learned by midlife, it’s that sharing laughter is what makes for the best memories—and one of the best ways to live until you die.

You know you’re getting older when…

 •you do the hokey pokey and put your left hip out—and it stays out

•you’re cautioned to slow down by the doctor instead of by the police

•you’re sitting in a rocker and can’t get it started

This treasury of humorous observations can lift the spirits of that large portion of the population who are settling into a new phase of life—and want to add laughter to all the other medicines they’re taking.