“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.”
― Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
― 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.”
― Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
― Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
“You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion for my poor nerves.”
― Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
― Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
“You are not a beautiful and unique snowflake. You are the same decaying organic matter as everyone else, and we are all part of the same compost pile.”
― Fight Club
― Fight Club
“don’t see why there should be a point where everyone decides you’re too old. I’m not too old, and until I decide I’m too old I’ll never be too f*cking old.”
― Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
― Stupid Things I Won't Do When I Get Old
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