Always smile Quote by W.N.P. Barbellion

Well, Buttermere, this is a day that is good to live and breathe in, that makes a man feel in his prime. Standing here…

— Ivy Compton-Burnett

As one who cons at evening o'er an album all alone, And muses on the faces of the friends that he has known, So…

— James Whitcomb Riley

“In those days he seemed to be a nice old gentleman, and his existence always served practical purposes, such as when I was accused…

— Paul Taylor

I still like to see that a man opens the door. I like those touches of chivalry that are fast disappearing. If I sound…

— Betty White

... a gaggle of old ladies is glued to the window at the end of the hall like children or jailbirds. They're spidery and…

— Sara Gruen

“The pale Usher—threadbare in coat, heart, body, and brain; I see him now. He was ever dusting his old lexicons and grammars, with a…

— Herman Melville

“It is something cruelly incomprehensible to youthful natures, this sombre sameness in middle-aged and elderly people, whose life has resulted in disappointment and discontent,…

— George Eliot

“.. they look like they've escaped from a nursing home. Everywhere I turn I see puffy skin & radiant expressions, crinkles & pearls, broad…

— Tim Latham

I remember going for a drink of water, and one old bloke shouts, 'Hey you, young lad! Your grandad is under that grass!' I…

— Jordan Pickford

“I stooped under the rude lintel, and there he sat upon a stone outside, his gray eyes dancing with amusement as they fell upon…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“I turned round and round in the middle of the road—a broken toy—my wellies clop-clopping over the white line, and the creaking hinges of…

— Jo Furniss

“On pillow after pillow lies The wild white hair and staring eyes; Jaws stand open; necks are stretched With every tendon sharply sketched; A…

— Philip Larkin