When I wrote 'The Pregnant Widow' three or four years ago, I tried to reread my first novel, 'The Rachel Papers,' because their young heroes are the same age. I couldn't finish it. It seemed to me so technically slapdash and weak. Martin Amis ageagofinish share on social
I must be more sensible and realize that at my age, illusions are hardly permitted and they will always destroy me. Paul Cezanne agedestroyillusion Change image and share on social
I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term. Joni Mitchell ageartcollege Change image and share on social
Depression is a devastating illness, causing great suffering in the afflicted and anxiety to their nearest and dearest: it can hit at any age. John Cornwell afflictageanxiety Change image and share on social
If you ever have the good fortune to meet Tippi Hedren, she's an amazing woman. You can't quite believe she is the age she is. Toby Jones ageamazefortune Change image and share on social
At that age, feeling unpopular is difficult to handle. It's a hard feeling to shake off. Feeling comfortable in my own skin has never been easy for me. Rachel Stevens agecomfortabledifficult Change image and share on social
A lot of my childhood memories involve walking home in floods of tears. At that age, feeling unpopular is difficult to handle. Rachel Stevens agechildhooddifficult Change image and share on social
I think we put our children at an enormous disadvantage by not educating them in war, by not letting them understand about it at an early age. Suzanne Collins agechilddisadvantage Change image and share on social
Perhaps the biggest myth about cynicism is that it deepens with age. I think what really happens is that experience painfully rips away layers of scales from our eyes, and so we do indeed become more cynical about many of the things we naively accepted when younger. Julian Baggini acceptagebig share on social
I wanted to be a forest ranger or a coal man. At a very early age, I knew I didn't want to do what my dad did, which was work in an office. Harrison Ford agecoaldad Change image and share on social
