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title: "8 Felt Older Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I always felt older than my years, maybe because I was married to someone older.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-brightman/i-always-felt-older-than-my-years-maybe-because-i-was-married-to/)

[Sarah Brightman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-brightman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/sarah-brightman-11314_always_i-always-felt-older-than-my-years-maybe_113299.jpg)

> [You have to learn to overcome those feelings when somebody is negative about a production you love or if that production doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-paice/you-have-to-learn-to-overcome-those-feelings-when-somebody-is/)

[Jill Paice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-paice/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/592/jill-paice-109959_about_you-have-to-learn-to-overcome-those-feel_168469.jpg)

> [Since I was 13 or 14, I've always felt older than I actually am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-winslet/since-i-was-13-or-14-i-ve-always-felt-older-than-i-actually-am/)

[Kate Winslet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-winslet/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/efe/kate-winslet-875_actually_since-i-was-13-or-14-i-ve-always-felt-ol_232135.jpg)

> [I guess I don't think about age too much. I've always felt older than I really am anyway. I'm not dreading getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-buscemi/i-guess-i-don-t-think-about-age-too-much-i-ve-always-felt-older-than/)

[Steve Buscemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-buscemi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e1/steve-buscemi-5055_age_i-guess-i-don-t-think-about-age-too-much_650973.jpg)

> [“In having a purpose. I could feel it hardening up my bones and thickening my blood. I felt older and smarter than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-rifka-brunt/in-having-a-purpose-i-could-feel-it-hardening-up-my-bones-and/)

[Carol Rifka Brunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-rifka-brunt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/carol-rifka-brunt-3944_having-purpose_in-having-a-purpose-i-could-feel-it-hard_1664113.png)

> [“My social life changed. Before, I had yearned for company, especially the company of women, and had gone seeking it. Now I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-berry/my-social-life-changed-before-i-had-yearned-for-company-especially/)

[Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-berry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/623/wendell-berry-236_business_my-social-life-changed-before-i-had-year_1702370.jpg)

> [“I felt so much older now, so much more responsible. I guess that there were some positive outcomes: I knew more things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erica-sehyun-song/i-felt-so-much-older-now-so-much-more-responsible-i-guess-that-there/)

[Erica Sehyun Song](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erica-sehyun-song/)

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> [I felt as you get older, you're trying to find ways to improve your well-being, functioning, and energy level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zdeno-chara/i-felt-as-you-get-older-you-re-trying-to-find-ways-to-improve-your/)

[Zdeno Chara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zdeno-chara/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/zdeno-chara-17585_energy_i-felt-as-you-get-older-you-re-trying-to_3020964.jpg)

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