--- title: "4 Ageing Quotes By Stewart Stafford" description: "4 Ageing quotes by Stewart Stafford. Plus more from Stewart Stafford and more Ageing sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fc/stewart-stafford-3104_age_i-ve-been-21-for-many-years-now-118237_118237.jpg" --- > [“I've been 21 for many years now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/i-ve-been-21-for-many-years-now/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fc/stewart-stafford-3104_age_i-ve-been-21-for-many-years-now-118237_118237.jpg) > [“The Reaping by Stewart Stafford Paint a nostalgic landscape today, A harvest gifted once in this way, Stranger's yields come to pass,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-reaping-by-stewart-stafford-paint-a-nostalgic-landscape-today-a/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/882/stewart-stafford-3104_age_the-reaping-by-stewart-stafford-paint-a_1161642.jpg) > [“Shadow On The Lake by Stewart Stafford Neighbour coughing up phlegm, As Stefan began his morning jog, With an elderly shadow escort,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/shadow-on-the-lake-by-stewart-stafford-neighbour-coughing-up-phlegm/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51d/stewart-stafford-3104_ageing_shadow-on-the-lake-by-stewart-stafford-n_1505241.jpg) > [“The Liquid Pantomime by Stewart Stafford Time is life’s shareholder: Youth’s dark angel investor, Midlife’s white shark creditor, The old's Arctic blood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-liquid-pantomime-by-stewart-stafford-time-is-life-s-shareholder/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dc/stewart-stafford-3104_ageing_the-liquid-pantomime-by-stewart-stafford_1679719.jpg) ## Other authors on Ageing - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-betty-sue-flowers-17616.jpg) Aubrey de Grey 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ageing/aubrey-de-grey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-s-jay-olshansky-82083.jpg) S. Jay Olshansky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ageing/s-jay-olshansky/) ## More by Stewart Stafford > [“If an artist can occupy the void of artistry while simultaneously parodying its iconography, they can have their metaphorical cake and cannibalise its crumbs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/if-an-artist-can-occupy-the-void-of-artistry-while-simultaneously/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Leaches Ten Tall by Stewart Stafford Don't play this game with me, Predatory whelk of tide pools, Taint me as Rigoletto to a bawd,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/leaches-ten-tall-by-stewart-stafford-don-t-play-this-game-with-me/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Being an immigrant is not a status but a state of mind. It doesn’t stop when you “assimilate” or “integrate” or when you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/being-an-immigrant-is-not-a-status-but-a-state-of-mind-it-doesn-t/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Pathological liars lie most often to themselves about their ability to fool others. They think they're geniuses at it when most people see through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/pathological-liars-lie-most-often-to-themselves-about-their-ability/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“I've been 21 for many years now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/i-ve-been-21-for-many-years-now/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“For even in the pit of darkness, the beacon of humanity can always shine through.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/for-even-in-the-pit-of-darkness-the-beacon-of-humanity-can-always/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Season's Greetings by Stewart Stafford Season's Greetings To those we are needing, While I am leading The Festive charge. Christmas love is fleeting, The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/season-s-greetings-by-stewart-stafford-season-s-greetings-to-those-we/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“If anyone ever reported my death incorrectly, I'd confirm it was true on Twitter and that I was tweeting through a Ouija board.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/if-anyone-ever-reported-my-death-incorrectly-i-d-confirm-it-was-true/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Fortunately, most of our vital physiological functions are involuntary, as some amongst us would forget them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/fortunately-most-of-our-vital-physiological-functions-are-involuntary/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Life is an endless trial and death its certain verdict, but there are many recesses to enjoy before then.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/life-is-an-endless-trial-and-death-its-certain-verdict-but-there-are/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“The problem with 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend,' is that once the common enemy is gone, you usually end up fighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-problem-with-the-enemy-of-my-enemy-is-my-friend-is-that-once-the/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“The bravest thing David Bowie ever did was to go on stage after Queen at Live Aid.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/the-bravest-thing-david-bowie-ever-did-was-to-go-on-stage-after-queen/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“In icy footsteps do actors tread in moonlight's chill, In crystalline depth, The players set, To entertain and do no ill. © Stewart Stafford,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/in-icy-footsteps-do-actors-tread-in-moonlight-s-chill-in-crystalline/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“Death is not the villain of the piece. It is the next phase of life in unfamiliar clothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/death-is-not-the-villain-of-the-piece-it-is-the-next-phase-of-life-in/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) > [“An internet minute is the apparent nanosecond it takes for a breaking news story to be dubbed fake and/or a conspiracy on social media.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/an-internet-minute-is-the-apparent-nanosecond-it-takes-for-a-breaking/) [Stewart Stafford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stewart-stafford/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ageing/stewart-stafford/#itemlist", "name": "4 Ageing Quotes By Stewart Stafford", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I've been 21 for many years now.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stewart Stafford" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stewart-stafford/i-ve-been-21-for-many-years-now/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fc/stewart-stafford-3104_age_i-ve-been-21-for-many-years-now-118237_118237.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fc/stewart-stafford-3104_age_i-ve-been-21-for-many-years-now-118237_118237.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fc/stewart-stafford-3104_age_i-ve-been-21-for-many-years-now-118237_118237.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've been 21 for many years now.” — Stewart Stafford", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Reaping by Stewart Stafford Paint a nostalgic landscape today, A harvest gifted once in this way, Stranger's yields come to pass, Only that season's memory lasts. 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