“Pastor Ray O. Jones stated his feelings well as he wrote of a conversation he had with a nine-year–old boy. * The… — Howard B. Foshee Copy Share Image
“A little later, as we talked of the Maniot dirges by which I was obsessed, I was surprised to hear this bloodshot-eyed… — Patrick Leigh Fermor Copy Share Image
“For some moments the two men sat quietly, each wrapped in his own thoughts, then Ivor rose. 'I should speak to Levon… — Guy Gavriel Kay Copy Share Image
LAOCOON, n. A famous piece of antique scripture representing a priest of that name and his two sons in the folds of… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“What, you’re looking at my lodger’s birds, Mr. Jarndyce?” The old man had come by little and little into the room, until… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“I look away from her. “I have felt like an old man my whole life. And they get to have fun and… — Kenny Porpora Copy Share Image
“Your cynicism lies in your willing abuse of others to consolidate your superiority over them. My cynicism is in regard to humanity’s… — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
I'm just full of surprises." Watching her, he waved the wrapped bar from side to side. "You can have the candy if… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Sex makes things strained. There are lovely people in Oneida, but everyone was married to everyone else. And you had fathers and… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
“I rose on still unsteady legs to walk over and shake Mr. Grave’s hand. The doctor simply stared over my head, seeming… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
“That summer I spent a whole month at the place, and every day I went to fish in the early morning, in… — Sergei Aksakov Copy Share Image
“Tell her I'm sorry I sold the diamond, eh?" Sammy said. "I broke my promise. When she disappeared in Alaska... ah, so… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
“Once, in ancient China, there was a serious drought when the grain died and did not grow back. People starved, until an… — Antony Cummins Copy Share Image
“In a long life, said many an old man, this is but one more thing. Yet there were others who were young… — Jesse Ball Copy Share Image
From the cab stepped a tall old man. Black raincoat and hat and a battered valise. He paid the driver, then turned… — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
And in any case, to the old man, when the world becomes trite, the triteness arises not so much from a cessation… — Alexander Smith Copy Share Image
“Rose, we were seen together naked and in my bed by my brother, my butler and two men who are about to… — Kathryn Smith Copy Share Image
Part of the reason might be that I was born in 1954 and I look upon my youth with great fondness, like… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
“John Noa moved slowly toward the window. Old age had not been kind to him, and though he could still sit a… — Patricia Forde Copy Share Image
There's always a handful of 40-year-old dudes. I don't know why that is exactly. I don't know if it's like my looks… — Lydia Loveless Copy Share Image
“In childhood, you long to grow up fast because older people are more powerful, young men more powerful. A child just longs… — Osho Copy Share Image
“How you holding up, old man?” Daniel calls A.J. “old man” despite the fact that Daniel is five years older than A.J.… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
Photography is essentially an act of recognition by street photographers, not an act of invention. Photographers might respond to an old man’s… — Duane Michals Copy Share Image
You and I have formerly seen warm debates and high political passions. But gentlemen of different politics would then speak to each… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
“I think you're beautiful," an old man at the counter - one of our Sunday night fixtures - says. ... "You passed… — Sarah Ockler Copy Share Image
“Of course. A new consciousness - I that that is the word,' said the old man after he had thought a moment.… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
I think probably the best example was the year Jack Palance dropped down and gave us push-ups when he accepted his award… — Bruce Vilanch Copy Share Image
“Do you still have the revolver you were going to shoot me with?” asked the old man on the telephone. “Yes, I… — Kai Meyer Copy Share Image
The road falls dark as day turns to night. Light no longer found on this road travelled. Why dont you settle? Life.… — Kaitlyn Norton Copy Share Image
“Sonny shows me his phone. It’s a text message from Rapid, sent this morning, and it consists of one simple-but-not-so-simple question: Wanna… — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“I was extremely shy of approaching my hero but he, as I found out, was sorely in need of company. By then… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“Lucy's eyes began to grow accustomed to the light, and she saw the trees that were nearest her more distinctly. A great… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Rich, 'the Old Man said dreamily, 'is not baying after what you can't have. Rich is having the time to do what… — Robert Ruark Copy Share Image
“Put on what weary negligence you please, You and your fellows; I'll have it come to question: If he dislike it, let… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“Lincoln did not belong to any church, and avoided religious discussions even with his best friends. However, he once told Herndon that… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
A formative influence on my undergraduate self was the response of a respected elder statesmen of the Oxford Zoology Department when an… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“The indolent old man hopes that his death is still a long way off. But repentance and remorse belong to the eternal… — Søren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
“ ... family men, Claude." "Then why aren't they home with their families?" "You haven't been listening to me, Claude. It takes… — Douglas Woolf Copy Share Image
“The two studied one another for what seemed hours, neither saying a word. Jaden’s first inclination was to yell and demand his… — Courtney Kirchoff Copy Share Image
“In the morning After taking cold shower —-what a mistake—- I look at the mirror. There, a funny guy, Grey hair, white… — Nanao Sakaki Copy Share Image