Quotes of: Old-people Keyword

I'm against solutions that are worse than the problem. Like old women who want their hair dyed the color of shoe polish to hide the gray.

UnSouled

In my time first cousins did not meet like strangers. But we are learning modesty from the Americans, and old English ways are too gross for us.

Uncle Silas

I'm so sorry I wasn't here sooner, but you'll have to forgive an old vampire for being a bit rusty in the dreamscape.

Vampire Trouble

There is an old saying that there is no country as unhappy as one that need heroes." (King Pelles the Sure)

We Never Talk about My Brother

Carla was wearing a No Fear sweatshirt. You are too old, Amy wanted to tell her, for legible clothing.

The Writing Class

All the tales of miracles, with which the Old and New Testament are filled, are fit only for impostors to preach and fools to believe.

The Writing of Thomas Paine

I have to say, old friend, you were supposed to help train her, not drop her off a cliff.

Words of Radiance

Having a little girl has been like following an old treasure map with the important paths torn away.

The Weight of Silence

Men invent new ideals because they dare not attempt old ideals. They look forward with enthusiasm, because they are afraid to look back.

What's Wrong with the World

I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story.

The Woman in White

If your brother can't 'old 'is own against a bunch of orphans, 'e'd best leave off playing 'azard altogether!

The Weaver Takes a Wife

He might be too old for it, but I think I can bully him into literacy.

The Wet Woman

Past traumas are like old scars on tissue that never quite healed properly – they occasionally must be cut open, re-examined, and sutured anew.

Women Will Save the World

Replace your old books with the book you've always wanted to write.

Writing Affirmations: A Collection of Positive Messages to Inspire Writers

A tree with red leaves is like an old man with gray hair. Likewise, my love for you was blue, but now it’s orange, and that’s a compliment.

Xazaqazax

If we were teenagers, I could kiss you. But I’m on a platform behind a counter wearing a name tag and we’re too old to be young.

You

Little old laides speed away in their wheel chairs, frightened meals on wheels.

Zombie Haiku: Good Poetry for Your...Brains

Success happened little by little for me. I tasted the flavor of fame in small doses: I started at 10 years old when I won a music contest; I was performing at birthday parties, company meetings.

Shakira

One of the reasons we survive as a band is that we are seen as a band of today. We don't want to be seen as a band that tours and plays old songs. We feel that we are making the best music of our careers.

Andrew Fletcher

There's no day when I don't think it would be great to be 25 years old and have the Olympics coming in less than 300 days - and be the best in the world. I can't think of anything so motivating.

Daley Thompson

I start with the story, almost in the old campfire sense, and the story leads to both the characters, which actors should best be cast in this story, and the language. The choice of words, more than anything else, creates the feeling that the story g...

Donald E. Westlake