Books Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray

“She rocks alone in her old rocking chair That little old lady with no-one to care She lives with the memory of a youth…

— Peppi Hilton

“And a sad realization drifted through my head, something to do with how young she was, how good she looked in any light, how…

— Anne Rice

“Surely a spirited old lady may be the prettiest sight in the world.”

— J.M. Barrie

“Age creeps upon your timid little faces Beneath each black umbrella sly and slow, Proud in the unimportance of your places You sit in…

— Iris Tree

“Each day, the world is made fresh again, holy, and she takes it in, in all its raw intensity, like a young child. She…

— Debra Dean

“I can't praise a young lady who is alive only when people are admiring her, but as soon as she is left alone, collapses…

— Leo Tolstoy

“I am thinking about the way that life can be so slippery; the way that a twelve-year-old girl looking into the mirror to count…

— Elizabeth Berg

“There we were last summer, having a picnic in a sylvan setting. Birds were singing, the atmosphere was full of soft colours; there were…

— Adrian Bell

“To spiritualize one's age—that is something worth doing. If this girl can give a soul to those who have lived without one, if she…

— Oscar Wilde

“Dear Aster, One fine morning, I will get up to notice my face in wrinkles and furrows. My hair will be scattered all over…

— Keshav Aneel

“She felt herself age suddenly, but also knew what she now desired: to reconcile and grow old in peace, and have the wit to…

— Orhan Pamuk

“You are strong, self-reliant, entirely able to take care of yourself and of me... You are fearless, courageous; you saved my life, nursed me…

— Jean M. Auel