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Byline: Mark Holgate
Babs Simpson-a sprightly, sharp, and superbly pithy 93 years old-maintains that the secret of life all comes down to a single, simple, straightforward belief: "I have always thought," she says with a clear, steady gaze and an even clearer, steadier voice (an imperious voice, one might say, though that would deny the warm, playful undertones), "that it's as important to know when to leave as much as it is to arrive. If the party is over, you have to understand it's time to move on."
It's almost certain you have never heard of Babs Simpson, but she was one of the magazine world's most exalted and erudite creative talents, having ...