“The women glare at each other. Grin. You have friends when you're fifteen years old. Sometimes you get them back.” WisdomAgeUnderstandingFriendshipFriends Book:Beartown Source: Beartown
“He goes to the bathroom again. He seems to have reached the age where he needs to go even though he hasn't drunk anything since the last time, as if his body is inventing its own liquid, when you're approaching forty perhaps you start to melt internally.” AgeDrinkingFortyBathroom Book:My Friends Source: My Friends
“People say that age brings wisdom, but for most of us that really isn't true, when we get old we've just accumulated more experiences, good and bad. The result is more likely to be cynicism than wisdom. When we're young we know nothing about all the very worst that can hit us, which is just as well, because otherwise we'd never leave the house. And we would definitely never let go of those we love.” WisdomAgeLoss Book:The Winners Source: The Winners
“The bank robber undeniably had a point. Not that this is in any way a defense of bank robbers, but they can have bad days at work, too. Hand on heart, which of us hasn't wanted to pull a gun after talking to a twenty-year-old?” HumorAgeFrustration Book:Anxious People Source: Anxious People
“By this point in the conversation, the bank robber was starting to feel very old, especially since the twenty-year-old on the other side of the conversation gave the impression that she was fourteen years old. Which of course she wasn't, but the bank robber was thirty-nine, and had therefore reached an age where there's suddenly very little difference between fourteen and twenty. That's what makes a person feel old.” AgeFeeling Old Book:Anxious People Source: Anxious People