The divine right of husbands, like the divine right of kings, may, it is hoped, in this enlightened age, be contested without danger. Mary Wollstonecraft divine age danger Change image and share on social
Youth is the time of getting, middle age of improving, and old age of spending. Anne Bradstreet improve spend time Change image and share on social
I don't see that my age has anything to do with what is between the covers of my book, any more than the fact that I am right-handed. It's a fact of my biography, but it's uninteresting. Eleanor Catton fact cover uninteresting Change image and share on social
I have a very low tolerance for boredom and often think I would have missed out on books entirely if I'd grown up in the Internet and video game age. Now I enjoy books for people of all ages, including children. Rick Yancey grow boredom child share on social
I think repeating yourself is a sign of old age, telling the same joke again and again. Especially if they're jokes that don't make people laugh. Simon Le Bon people make tell Change image and share on social
Picture books are for everybody at any age, not books to be left behind as we grow older. The best ones leave a tantalising gap between the pictures and the words, a gap that is filled by the reader's imagination, adding so much to the excitement of reading a book. Anthony Browne leave picture book share on social
Age, like distance lends a double charm. Oliver Herford lend double charm Change image and share on social
Speaking personally, I didn't think 40 would be a big issue, and I don't think I have issues about age, but there are naturally some big questions that come up at that point in your life. Murray Bartlett age speak question Change image and share on social
Morality comes with the sad wisdom of age, when the sense of curiosity has withered. Graham Greene age sense wither Change image and share on social
The people who live in a golden age usually go around complaining how yellow everything looks. Randall Jarrell people yellow live Change image and share on social