“You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the face, the friends, the health, and the children you have earned.” ChildrenEndsAgeFacesDeserveAgingOld Age Author:Judith Viorst
“But it's hard to be hip over thirty when everyone else is nineteen, when the last dance we learned was the Lindy, and the last we heard, girls who looked like Barbara Streisand were trying to do something about it.” TryingHardAgeLastsGirlHeardAgingHipsThirtyNineteenBarbaraStreisandLast DanceBarbara Streisand Book:It's hard to be hip over thirty and other tragedies of married life Source: It's hard to be hip over thirty and other tragedies of married life
“Growing up means letting go of the dearest megalomaniacal dreams of our childhood. Growing up means knowing they can't be fulfilled. Growing up means gaining the wisdom and the skills to get what we want within the limitations imposed by reality - a reality which consists of diminished powers, restricted freedoms and, with the people we love, imperfect connections.” PeopleWantMeanDreamRealityGrowing UpKnowingGrowingChildhoodSkillsLetting GoConnectionsOur ChildrenAgingLimitationImperfectFulfilled Author:Judith Viorst
