26 quotes found
“Blessed is the society with elderly souls.”
“From warm meals, to daily exercise, to healthcare; one can't help but wonder how our society would be different if tended to the elderly as we do to our imprisoned.”
“We are never old with the strength of the spirit, although the body may fail.”
“Be charming.”
“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.”
“Blessed are you when you enjoyed the company of elderly people. They are always ready to share their rich experience and wisdom with young people.”
“We can all make the world a better place through the moment-to-moment decisions we make as we interact with people.”
“The glory of the elderly is their insight to life.”
“Rosie loved Tom. Rosie had always loved Tom and, although she was unable to measure "always" in terms of years and months, this made perfect sense to her. Their love was not constrained by the mort...”
“A century ago, life screwed that poor man and me because we were too young, and now they want to do the same thing because we are too old.”
“Choose old people for enemies. They die. You win.”
“When we attempt to clear up the mess others have made, or when we love the unlovely, we demonstrate the kind of weirdness God likes. We give the lie to the evolutionary survival of the fittest maxi...”
“Tipsy, they tumbled early into bed - to get as much sleep as they could. So they would feel less hunger. The summer catch had been poor; there wasn't much food. They ate with care and looked sidewa...”
“I won't say that all senior citizens who can't master technology should be publicly flogged, but if we made an example of one or two, it might give the others incentive to try harder.”
“Glory went to look in on her father. He lay on his right side, his face composed, intent on sleep. His hair had been brushed into a soft white cloud, like harmless aspiration, like a mist given off...”
“When Id RSVPed for tonight, I hadnt expected to be the youngest by three-plus decades. To be honest, I hadnt expected anything. I didnt have the mental capacity. The excitement over my first house ...”
“Gray hair is the glory of a long life.”
“There was something alike terrifying and piteous in the spectacle of these frail old morsels of humanity consecrating their last flickering energies to the task of making each other wretched. Hatre...”
“In winter the very ground seemed to reach up and grab the elderly, yanking them to earth as though hungry for them.”
“I'm on the Internet. I stay informed. They let old people on the Internet, you know.”
