Henry James once defined life as that predicament which precedes death, and certainly nobody owes you a debt of honor or gratitude for getting him into that predicament. But a child does owe his father a debt, if Dad, having gotten him into this peck of trouble, takes off his coat and buckles down to the job of showing his son how best to crash through it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland
The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. ~Jerry M. Wright
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. ~Lucille Ball
Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age. Sometimes age just shows up all by itself. ~Tom Wilson
They say that age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body. ~Author Unknown
A father carries pictures where his money used to be. ~Author Unknown
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. ~Robert Frost
Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with a breath of kindness blow the rest away. ~Dinah Craik
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. ~Truman Capote
It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. ~Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. ~Ogden Nash
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