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
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
We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it. ~Author Unknown
I'm sixty years of age. That's 16 Celsius. ~George Carlin, Brain Droppings, 1997
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
You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. ~Ogden Nash
First you forget names; then you forget faces; then you forget to zip up your fly; and then you forget to unzip your fly. ~Branch Rickey
I'm sixty years of age. That's 16 Celsius. ~George Carlin, Brain Droppings, 1997
Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. ~Red Buttons
Are we not like two volumes of one book? ~Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again. ~Enid Bagnold
They say that age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body. ~Author Unknown
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