I'm not personally obsessed with death. At a certain age, the light that you live in is inhabited by the shades - it 'tis. Seamus Heaney agedeathinhabit Change image and share on social
Almost all of your life is lived by the seat of your pants, one unexpected event crashing into another, with no pattern or reason, and then you finally reach a point, around my age, where you spend more time than ever looking back. Why did this happen? Look where that led? You see the shape of things. Ron Perlman agebackcrash share on social
I began to understand my sensations, to know what I wanted, at around the age of forty - but only vaguely. Camille Pissarro agebeginforty Change image and share on social
Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. Muriel Spark alertlifeoccur Change image and share on social
I shall not grow conservative with age. Elizabeth Cady Stanton ageconservativegrow Change image and share on social
With age comes the understanding and appreciation of your most important asset, your health. Oprah Winfrey ageappreciationasset Change image and share on social
I asked Fred Astaire once when he was about my age if he still danced, and he said 'Yes, but it hurts now.' That's exactly it. I can still dance, too, but it hurts now! Dick Van Dyke ageaskastaire Change image and share on social
It's disturbing at my age to look at a young woman's destructive behaviour and hear the echoes of it, of one's own destructiveness in youth. Helen Garner agebehaviourdestructive Change image and share on social
I can't look in the mirror and look at fake things. I just can't. I'd rather age. Heidi Klum agefakemirror Change image and share on social
Lord save us all from old age and broken health and a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms. Mark Twain ageblossombreak Change image and share on social