“Wanna feel old? Make comparative judgments based on how long you’ve been alive versus how long younger people have been alive. Wild.”— Night Vale podcast, twitter.com
“Youth always tries to fill the void, an old man learns to live with it.”— Mark Z. Danielewski, amazon.com
“Don't be afraid of being laughed at for failing. Fear being sixty-five years old and never trying.”— Troy Gathers, goodreads.com
“Frances: 'Do I look old to you?' Benji: 'No. Yes.' Frances: 'How old?' Benji: 'Older than I am.' Frances: 'Older than 27?' Benji: 'No. 27 is old, though.'”— Greta Gerwig, Michael Zegen, Frances, Benji, amazon.com
“It's funny, isn't it? When you are young you just want to be old, and then later you wish you could go back to being a kid.”— Lauren Oliver, amazon.com
“Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you have not committed.”— Anthony Powell, amazon.com
“Your tears come easy, when you're young, and beginning the world. Your tears come easy, when you're old, and leaving it.”— Wilkie Collins, amazon.com
“There's no such thing as a completely fresh start. Everything new arrives on the heels of something old, and every new beginning comes at the cost of an ending.”— Jennifer E. Smith, amazon.com