I had been afraid of breast cancer, as I suspect most women are, from the time I hit adolescence. At that age, when our emerging sexuality is our central preoccupation, the idea of disfigurement of a breast is particularly horrifying. Geraldine Brooks adolescenceafraidage share on social
I had dance training from a very young age, 3 or 4... It taught me how to present myself, about preparation and working in an ensemble, and it's something that carries with me to this day. Michelle Dockery agecarrydance Change image and share on social
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel. Henri Frederic Amiel agefeelinterest Change image and share on social
Age has been the perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth. Navjot Singh Sidhu ageextinguisherfire Change image and share on social
Unwarranted search and seizure by the government officials was unacceptable to the American revolutionaries. Shouldn't it be unacceptable in the digital age, too? Heather Brooke ageamericandigital Change image and share on social
I like to be alone so I can write. But focus can hurt you. I don't want to be some stress casualty in early middle age. James Ellroy agecasualtyearly Change image and share on social
To be told that one can be dependent on one's parents until age 26 should strike a young person who wants to grow up as demeaning, not as something to celebrate. Dennis Prager agecelebratedemean Change image and share on social
It seems to me there is a change in what audiences want to see. I can only hope that's correct, because there's an awful lot of people of my age around now and we outnumber the others. Maggie Smith ageaudienceawful Change image and share on social
Publishing is in a kind of Jurassic age. Paulo Coelho agejurassickind Change image and share on social
At the age of 18 all young poets are sure they will be dead at 21 - of old age. Marguerite Young agedeadpoet Change image and share on social