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“Michelangelo was just 26 when he sculpted the David. The slab of marble he used was deemed unusable for 35 years. Why? Experience and age are not the same as creativity or competence.”

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“Age hastens for those who measure its steps too often.”

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“Youth is a gift of nature, but age is a work of art.”

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“He paused, looked thoughtfully at her over the cafe table. 'And do I seem unspeakably old?' She searched for an answer. 'Not old. Different. Like a book with more pages. Ones that I haven't read - and can't read.”

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Book:The Blythes Are Quoted

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Book:The Half-Finished Heaven

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Book:The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai

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