Metaphor Quote by Lorrie Moore

The use of our possessions shows us up for what we actually are.

— Charles Caldwell Ryrie

At twenty life was like wrestling an octopus. Every moment mattered. At thirty it was a walk in the country. Most of the time…

— Mark Haddon

There were so many ways to be twenty-six years old.

— J. Courtney Sullivan

“to look twenty-nine. The young look older and the old look younger, collapsing the adult lifespan into one long twentysomething ride. Even a new…

— Meg Jay

Being twenty-something is all about taking it in: eating it, drinking it, and spitting out the seeds later. It's about being fearless, and stupid,…

— Jodie Foster

At the end, all that's left of you are your possessions. Perhaps that's why I've never been able to throw anything away. Perhaps that's…

— Nicole Krauss

When I travel, I have almost all of my possessions with me. That's how little I own.

— Lady Gaga

“For eventually, we come to hold our dearest possessions more closely than we hold our friends. We carry them from place to place, often…

— Amor Towles

The things we respond to at twenty are not necessarily the same things we will respond to at forty and vice versa. This is…

— Gabrielle Zevin

“Their possessions marked the progress of their life not in a pure volume of accumulation—which in itself was somewhat embarrassing, foolish-looking, potentially imprisoning (one…

— Jonathan Stone

“Our toys were sixteen or seventeen; only the very eldest were in their early twenties, because, apparently, I didn't envision anything of particular interest…

— Sara Baume

The recollections of an older man are different from those of a younger man. What seemed vital at forty may lose its significance at…

— Siri Hustvedt