TLDR: Do you really know the origins of your favorite quotes?
There’s a quote I like, and not for the reasons you might think…
“For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the courage to start all over again.”
Most people attribute this to F. Scott Fitzgerald.
But the reason I like it is not for the message, which I do also like, but because it’s actually a quote from the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Brad Pitt uses the word “strength” not “courage” which makes you wonder why it’s both misquoted and attributed incorrectly.
Some think its origins are from the writer of the screenplay, Eric Roth.
Others think it's a play on George Eliot’s “Its never too late to be what you might have been.”
Either way, I have this hanging in my home—a version attributed to Fitzgerald—and I always wonder how many other people have it because they like the quote and not the mystery behind it.
It’s never too late.
See you Monday.
It’s never too late to call your mother, just because you love her!!
love the message regardless of attribution. similar to a Dear Abby (I believe, can't find a confirmation) letter that someone sent about going to medical school. (paraphrasing) "I'm 36, if I go to medical school now, I will be 40 when I graduate in 4 years" her answer: "how old will you be in 4 years if you don't go to medical school now"