Seniors Quotes

At this stage of my life, I've finally come to realize I've learned more from my children than they ever learned from me.

When she smiles, the lines in her face become epic narratives that trace the stories of generations that no book can replace.

The problem with aging is not that it's one damn thing after another—it's every damn thing, all at once, all the time.

I am convinced that grandkids are inherently evil people who tell their grandparents to "just go to the library and open up an e-mail account - it's free and so simple.

In the real world, in the grand scheme of life, this year is going to count for exactly nothing. These are the friendships that don't last and the choices that don't count. All those things we freak out about now, like who's going to be class president and are we going to win the game this weekend- there's going to be a time when we can't remember caring about them. In exactly three hundred and sixty five days from right now, wearing your letter jacket will make you look like the lamest of losers.

The young man pities his elders, fearing the day he, too, will join their ranks. The elderly man pities the younger generation, well-knowing the trials and tribulations that lie ahead of them.

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