Famous quotes containing the words years and/or older:
“I put away my brushes; resolutely crucified my divine gift, and while it hung writhing on the cross, spent my best years and powers cooking cabbage. A servant of servants shall she be, must have been spoken of women, not Negroes.”
—Jane Grey Swisshelm, U.S. newspaperwoman, abolitionist, and human rights activist. Half a Century, ch. 8 (1880)
“I am continually amazed at how old young has become. Didnt we, like our grandchildren, begin with a childhood we thought would never end? Now, all of a sudden, Im older than my parents were when I thought they were old.”
—Lois Wyse (20th century)
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