“We live to work.Man was made to move.Without work we shall grow old quickly.”— Lailah Gifty Akita Related Quotes “The tales lovers tell each other about how they met are hushed and secret things. They change year by year, for we all meet many times as we grow up and become different and new and exciting people–and this never stops, even for a minute, even when we are ninety.”— Catherynne M. Valente “The bones of the oak tree that had stood by the spring branch during my youth were scattered about the ground, pieces of the skeleton of a majestic life that had passed while I was off growing up and old.”— Dan Groat “Personally, I’d rather grow old alone than in the company of anyone I’ve met so far. I don’t experience myself as lonely, incomplete, or unfulfilled, but I don’t talk about that much. It seems to piss people off–especially men. (Kinsey Millhone)”— Sue Grafton