“At twenty-one or twenty-two, so many things appear solid and permanent and terrible, which forty sees are nothing but disappearing miasma. Forty can't tell twenty about this. Twenty can find out only by getting to be forty.”
Quote by Booth Tarkington
Work
The Magnificent Ambersons
The story follows the Amberson family as they navigate the complexities of a rapidly evolving world, reflecting on the loss of their former prominence and the challenges of modernity more
Author
Booth Tarkington
Booth Tarkington was an American novelist known for his works that often depicted the lives of the upper class in the early 20th century. His writing style was characterized by wit and social commentary, and he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction twice. more
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