I think that a man should not live beyond the age when he begins to deteriorate, when the flame that lighted the brightest moment of his life has weakened.
Source: Letter, 19 Dec 1953; in Diary of the Cuban Revolution, by Carlos Franqui, 1980.
-- Fidel Castro, (Aug 13 1926-2016), Cuban political leader; He led the campaign to overthrow the Batista regime, 1959; prime minister of Cuba 1959-1976; president since 1976.