#age

Sex and battle were each dangerous in their own ways. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#sex #age

The faded glittering in his eyes is like a falling star on a dull autumn's day. ↗

— Anna Paszkiewicz

#mysery #silent-pain #age

The luxury of age was the giving up of vanity. ↗

— Colum McCann

#age

Dare we care at all about current fashions if that means reducing our ability to help hungry neighbors? How many more luxuries should we buy for ourselves and our children when others are dying for lack of bread? ↗

— Ron Sider

#christianity #compassion #fashion #hunger #luxury

The most distinguished persons become more revolutionary as they grow older. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#revolution #age

Who is old enough to ask, is old enough to know. ↗

— Sharon Lee

#knowledge #age

How did that go?’ he asked. ‘Your first lengthy conversation with a girl your own age?’ ‘Fabulous,’ said Artemis, voice dripping with sarcasm. ‘We’re planning a June wedding. ↗

— Eoin Colfer

#age

Everybody dies. There’s nothing you can do about it. Whether or not you eat six almonds a day. Whether or not you believe in God. (Although there’s no question a belief in God would come in handy. It would be great to think there’s a plan, and that everything happens for a reason. I don’t happen to believe that. And every time one of my friends says to me, “Everything happens for a reason,” I would like to smack her.) ↗

— Nora Ephron

#old-age #age

There is a widespread sense of loss here, if not always of God, then at least of meaning. ↗

— Charles Taylor

#loss #meaning #age

The other [video game] franchises let you experience the adrenaline and horror of war, or deep fantasy worlds, or pro sports. A Mario game lets you pretend to be a middle-aged chubster hopping onto a turtle shell. ↗

— Jeff Ryan

#nintendo #video-games #age