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“The disaster of being old was in not feeling safe to venture anywhere, of seeing freedom put out of reach.”
― Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

“People are sorry for brides who lose their husbands early, from some accident, or war. And they should be sorry, Mrs Palfrey thought. But the other thing is worse.”
― Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

“–Sé que nunca me harías esperar, a menos que tuvieras una buena razón para hacerlo. Te esperaría pacientemente, para que pudiéramos disfrutar el resto de la velada.
–No, la pregunta no se refiere solo a mí –dijo él–. Puede ser cualquier otra persona.
–No hay otra persona –dijo ella–. No se me ocurre nadie más.”
― Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont

“It was hard work being old. It was like being a baby, in reverse. Every day for an infant means some new little thing learned; every day for the old means some little thing lost. Names slip away, dates mean nothing, sequences become muddled, and faces blurred. Both infancy and age are tiring times.”
― Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont