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“The correct answer is that each of us is old when we think we are—when we accept an attitude of dormancy, dependence on others, a substantial limitation on our physical and mental activity.... This is not tied very closely to how many years we’ve lived.” By that measure, no, I am not old, and you may not be either—even if you are a Boomer.”
― Steven Petrow, Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old

“research shows that the old age threshold in the United States is seventy-one for men and seventy-four for women.”
― Steven Petrow, Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old

“It depends on our personal characteristics—what we eat, how we exercise, whether we smoke, how happy we are (I’m sure we all know this list by heart)—basically, on our physical and mental health.”
― Steven Petrow, Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old

“You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion for my poor nerves.”
― Seth Grahame-Smith, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies