Age Quote by Julian Barnes

From an evolutionary point of view, most emotions - fear, desire, anger - serve some practical purpose, but nostalgia is a useless, futile thing…

— David Nicholls

Nostalgia locates desire in the past where it suffers no active conflict and can be yearned toward pleasantly.

— Robert Hass

Old age may have its limitations and challenges, but in spite of them, our latter years can be some of the most rewarding and…

— Billy Graham

As human beings we value the experience that comes with age. We are reminded over and over again with statements like 'older and wiser'…

— Jenna Morasca

Nostalgia is a necessary thing, I believe, and a way for all of us to find peace in that which we have accomplished, or…

— Anonymous

What makes old age so sad is, not that our joys, but that our hopes then cease.

— Jean Paul

Nostalgia, the vice of the aged.

— Angela Carter

Humans are strange creatures.... when they are young they want to be old, when they are old they want to be young...well I guess…

— Ritu Ghatourey

“Maybe universal nostalgia doesn't exist. Maybe each of us carries our own personal version of the better times. It's at about twnety-two years that…

— Caleb J. Ross

Nostalgia is a dangerous emotion, both because it is powerless to act in the real world, and because it glides so easily into hatred…

— Carolyn Heilbrun

“...nostalgia goes beyond individual psychology. At first glance, nostalgia is a longing for a place, but actually it is a yearning for a different…

— Svetlana Boym

In personal life, the warm glow of nostalgia amplifies good memories and minimizes bad ones about experiences and relationships, encouraging us to revisit and…

— Stephanie Coontz