Getting older Quote by June Shaw

“The bride's about to throw her bouquet," Mom told me the day after she turned 96. "Come on, June, get me up there!" (She…

— Nora 102 1 2 A Lesson on Aging Well by June Shaw

“Mothers! They promise you they'll never get married again, and next thing you know you're a bridesmaid.”

— Mindy Schanback

“Your mom is so old, she might die soon”

— A really great comedian

“When it's over, I want to say all my life I was a bride married to amazement.”

— Mary Oliver

“What I need is for your mother to have thought a little harder nine months before your birthday.”

— Maggie Stiefvater

“If it’s been more than 24 hours, you call the cops and I’ll buy the flowers. I’ll meet you at church, first for your…

— Jarod Kintz

“on their wedding day?”

— Linda Lael Miller

“i reached for the last bouquet of flowers you gave me now wilting in their vase one by one i popped their heads off…

— Rupi Kaur

“The last days before graduation are bad enough, God knows--out of the womb you go, ready or not. The halls rang with the laughter…

— Elizabeth Savage

“You know every story, every wound, every memory. Their whole life's happiness is wrapped up in you... every single second. Don't you get it?…

— Jackie Harrison

“...and the joy on the bride's and groom's faces at the unquestioned beauty of a minute-old marriage.”

— Stephanie Oakes

“My dear Mrs. Ali, I would hardly refer to you as old," he said. "You are in what I would call the very prime…

— Helen Simonson