"One keeps forgetting old age up to the very brink of the grave." ― Sidonie Gabrielle Colette Topic(s): Age More From Sidonie Gabrielle Colette "The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike." "It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship." "Total absence of humor renders life impossible." More In Age "We can no longer waste time and money. Every day, more than 2,000 girls in America, age 15-19, give birth – in the wealthiest, most educated nation in the world! Neither you nor I should accept this statistic."― Jane Fonda "Childhood: the period of human life intermediate between the idiocy of infancy and the folly of youth – two removes from the sin of manhood and three from the remorse of age."― Ambrose Bierce "None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life – motherhood, middle age, etc. – often influence my subject matter."― Anne Tyler