Gay Talese
WRITER, 91, NEW YORK CITY
__ YOU’RE TALKING TO A GUY who just turned in a book. Jesus Christ, I’m 91 and I finished a book.
Not only did I finish a book, but I also read it over and I like it. Looking over 70 years as a published writer, I’m not anything but happy with what I did.
__ ONE OF THE THINGS about being 91 is that you always think you’re going to be dead a week