evidence: Never Too Late: On Finding a Literary Life [...] At the time I parted with my job, I was close to retirement. That I was setting a new goal rather late in life was of no concern to me. All my life I held the belief that one was never too old to have a new beginning. I took to heart George Eliot’s advice: "It is never too late to be what you might have been." More importantly, I didn’t want to find myself in a situation years later when I’d suddenly realize I didn’t have much time left to do the things I wanted to do and feel sorry for myself. [...] § 17 Responses to Never Too Late: On Finding a Literary Life -