We are constantly driven to believe that women should look a set age or be a certain body size, which is fuelling an obsession with ever more dramatic and invasive steps. Marie Helvin agebodyconstantly Change image and share on social
In youth we learn; in age we understand. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach agelearnunderstand Change image and share on social
From a very young age my mother persuaded me that I could write for fun, but I had to have a proper job - very good advice. Joanne Harris adviceagefun Change image and share on social
Before MS moved in on me, I'd worked for seven years as a city lawyer, as the editor of a literary magazine, and before the age of 20, I'd also worked as a cadet journalist and as an assistant director in both film and TV. And then, after the lesions of MS, both on my spine and in my brain, I was the opposite of bionic. M. J. Hyland ageassistantbionic share on social
Since the late 19th century, the median age of first marriage for women had fluctuated between 20 and 22. This had been the shape, pattern and definition of female life. Rebecca Traister 19thagecentury Change image and share on social
In the Internet age, it is inevitable that corporations and government agencies will have access to detailed information about people's lives. Rebecca MacKinnon accessageagency Change image and share on social
Authoritarian systems evolve. Authoritarianism in the Internet Age is not your old Cold War authoritarianism. Rebecca MacKinnon ageauthoritarianauthoritarianism Change image and share on social
Scottish men of a certain age have a black response to almost everything as a measure of how sophisticated they are. I have a very long fuse that eventually explodes after building up a nice head of steam, although it's only happened three times - usually at work when someone takes me for granted. Peter Capaldi ageblackbuild share on social
Children also have artistic ability, and there is wisdom in there having it! The more helpless they are, the more instructive are the examples they furnish us; and they must be preserved free of corruption from an early age. Paul Klee abilityageartistic share on social
Our imaginations are strong as children. Sometimes they get shoved aside, these imaginations. They get dusty and mildewed with age. The imagination is a muscle that has to be put to use or it shrivels. Julianna Baggott agechilddusty share on social