“With all the children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and in-laws, she still knows everyone's birthday, how old they are and what their favorite food is. Plus she can tell you all about anyone who comes to see her, what they had on, what they said, how long they stayed and where they were going when they left. She has not forgotten a bit of that.”
Kay Sanders
“Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.”
Victor Hugo
“Life begins at 40 - but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.”
Helen Rowland
“And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.”
Abraham Lincoln
“You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”
Bob Hope
“A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.”
Robert Frost
“Last week the candle factory burned down. Everyone just stood around and sang Happy Birthday.”
Stephen Wright
