Quotes of: Old-ways Keyword

... there are things that outweigh comfort, unless one is an old woman or a cat.

The Left Hand of Darkness

To make someone wait: the constant prerogative of all power, "age-old pastime of humanity".

A Lover's Discourse: Fragments

Before I begin, may I ask how old you are?" "You may ask." "How old are you?" "It's none of your business

The Last Vampire

Ang lalakeng nakikinig sa magulang, masunurin. Ang babaeng nakikinig sa magulang, baka maging old maid

Men Are From QC, Women Are From Alabang

People forget that old women were young once, but d'you think we old women forget? In my heart, I'm still thirty.

The Spiritualist

The vicar's handshake was warm and reassuring, but shaking hands with Mavis was like clutching a bunch of dead twigs.

Two Old Fools in Spain Again

You're not playing the game," he said grimly. "English gossip isn't supposed to get back to the person it's about.

The Old Man and Me

The other veteran said "Listen, mate, everybody gets scared, and anybody says he don't is a damn liar

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

Would the war dehumanize me so that I, too, could "field trip" enemy dead with such nonchalance?

With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

Now he was proving it again. Each time was a new time and he never thought about the past when he was doing it.

The Old Man and the Sea

Even when you don't see old age coming, you can wave it goodbye

Philosophical Uplifting Quotes and Poems

The attraction of cynicism was that it so often put you in the right, as if being right led directly to happiness.

That Old Cape Magic

New friends can often have a better time together than old friends.

Tender Is the Night

Too many men have died in the name of old age. I know, because my grandmother was one of them.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I haven’t seen my old friends in a while. Maybe next week I’ll go visit them in the nursing home.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

But the old man would not so, but slew his son, And half the seed of Europe, one by one.

The War Poems

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

Writing Affirmations: A Collection of Positive Messages to Inspire Writers

When you're getting old, obviously you try to put on the best cream, you have massages, you try to stay beautiful, but I think wrinkles can sometimes be more beautiful than having none.

Carine Roitfeld

You're very old, aren't you?" "Just as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.

A Finder's Magic

I would say old school cats like Redman and Wu-tang. My style is my style, those are just cats that I liked.

Obie Trice

I didn't become an actor until I was an old man of 28 or 29. I declared to the world that I was an actor. Nobody heard me, but I did declare it.

Peter Falk