"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age."

"Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you."

"A person is always startled when he hears himself seriously called an old man for the first time."

"An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave."

"Sure I'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself some day."

"I never feel age...If you have creative work, you don't have age or time."

"You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older."

"Where is the path to Grown-Up Land? How do I get there? Or will I just get old, not understanding that I'm no longer young?"

"To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable."

"When you're eighteen your emotions are violent, but they're not durable."