There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself. ~John Gregory Brown, Decorations in a Ruined Cemetery, 1994
Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened. ~Jennifer Yane
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
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years. ~Author unknown, commonly attributed to Mark Twain but no evidence has yet been found for this (Thanks, Garson O'Toole!)
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. ~Bill Cosby
You're not 40, you're eighteen with 22 years experience. ~Author Unknown
The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. ~Jerry M. Wright
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
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
Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. ~Red Buttons
Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier. ~Dan Bennett
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