evidence: Yes, here we are in the middle of a pandemic, but we never stop looking for an author to this quote. Turns out we are not the only ones to investigate who might have said "It is never too late to be what you might have been." According to Garson O’Toole, author of Hemingway Didn’t Say That: The Truth Behind Familiar Quotations George Eliot was also said to be the author of these words. Turns out LOTS of people have possibly said this quote. You can read his complete article here. Many thanks to Garson O’Toole for all of his work. [...] This quote from Eric Roth seems, in itself, to border on plagiarism. It is very similar to a George Eliot quote,"it’s never too late to be who you might have been." The George Eliot quote is also a mis-attribution. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/11/24/never-too-late/