“And, oh God, in my misspent youth as a housewife, I, too, used to bake bread, in those hectic and desolating days just prior to the woman's movement, when middle-class women were supposed to be wonderful wives and mothers, gracious hostesses.... I used to feel so womanly when I was baking my filthy bread.” FeelsUsedMotherClassWifeWonderfulMiddleMovementYouthBreadSupposed To BeMiddle ClassGraciousBakingHousewifeFilthyCookeryHecticWomanlyWives And MothersHostessesMisspent Youth Book:Expletives Deleted: Selected Writings Source: Expletives Deleted: Selected Writings
“I have the reputation for having read all of Henry James. Which would argue a misspent youth and middle age.” AgeMiddleYouthArguingReputationMiddle AgesMisspent Youth Author:James Thurber
“As part of my misspent youth, I spent too much time in the sun, and every few months, I have to go and have some basal cell removed from my old craggy features.” My OwnSunToo MuchYouthMonthsCellsFeaturesMisspent Youth Author:John McCain
“There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age, I missed it coming and going.” AgeYoungYouthRespectAgingNo RespectYouth And Old AgeMisspent Youth Author:J. B. Priestley
“A man loves the meat in his youth that he cannot endure in his age.” MenLoveAgeTimeYouthEndureMeatAppetiteAge And YouthMisspent Youth Author:William Shakespeare