First you forget names; then you forget faces; then you forget to zip up your fly; and then you forget to unzip your fly. ~Branch Rickey
Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. ~Truman Capote
Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. ~Author Unknown
Blessed indeed is the man who hears many gentle voices call him father! ~Lydia M. Child, Philothea: A Romance, 1836
We advance in years somewhat in the manner of an invading army in a barren land; the age that we have reached, as the saying goes, we but hold with an outpost, and still keep open communications with the extreme rear and first beginnings of the march. ~Robert Louis Stevenson, "Virginibus Puerisque II," Virginibus Puerisque, 1881
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed. ~Charles Schulz
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life. ~Herbert Asquith
Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once. ~Dave Barry, "Your Disintegrating Body," Dave Barry Turns 40, 1990
It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. ~Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor
One father is more than a hundred Schoolemasters. ~George Herbert, Outlandish Proverbs, 1640
A father carries pictures where his money used to be. ~Author Unknown
They say that age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body. ~Author Unknown
