It kills you to see them grow up. But I guess it would kill you quicker if they didn't. ~Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. ~Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities
We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it. ~Author Unknown
Time may be a great healer, but it's a lousy beautician. ~Author Unknown
In childhood, we yearn to be grown-ups. In old age, we yearn to be kids. It just seems that all would be wonderful if we didn't have to celebrate our birthdays in chronological order. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age. ~Robert Frost
In childhood, we yearn to be grown-ups. In old age, we yearn to be kids. It just seems that all would be wonderful if we didn't have to celebrate our birthdays in chronological order. ~Robert Brault, www.robertbrault.com
They say that age is all in your mind. The trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body. ~Author Unknown
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. ~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed. ~Charles Schulz
Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair. ~Sam Ewing
You're not 40, you're eighteen with 22 years experience. ~Author Unknown