Old age Quote by Pauline Smith

“It amazed her, the length at which old men could talk. She wondered if it wasn't the sound of his own voice, rather than…

— Omar El Akkad

“He was like a damaged bird. And they always die, she thought.”

— Sadie Jones

“But my darling was as frail as a bird. She died nine days later. After sixty-one years together, she simply clutched my hand and…

— Sara Gruen

“I want to grow old with you until my feathers go grey my beak wrinkles up and my wings are too weak to fly.…

— Rob Ryan

“My beautiful little bird has become a bird of prey, and it suits her oh-so-well”

— D.S. Wrights

“Her old body against his old body, unbeautiful in aging. But together, they were still beautiful, somehow.”

— Lauren Groff

“His words stayed with her for years. Each night as she lay waiting for sleep, she tried to re-create the evening in her mind…

— Jennifer Haigh

“He laid his hands on her head, pushing back the hood. He began to speak. His voice was soft, and the words were in…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“She was like a flightless bird, her wings clipped by every cruel word and heartless action bestowed upon her. I realized I would do…

— Kellie McAllen

“She was only half Bird now, and the other half song. She liked it that way.”

— Katherine Catmull

“She was old; millions of years old, she felt. And at last, she could bear the burden of herself no more.”

— D.H. Lawrence

“...the bird began to carry them to a new life in a new land. We'll be happy ever after, the queen wanted to whisper…

— Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni