“It was hard to admit that those days were over, but it was hard to admit that any days were over, that the days themselves didn't stretch like pulled taffy and sag to the floor.”
“By your late thirties the ground has begun to grow hard. It grows harder and harder until the day that it admits you.”
“Before he knew he was immortal. Before life was no longer fragile. Those were the days when life truly meant something.When life was hard but worthwile, and love was valuable because your days were numbered.That was living.”
“And besides, I like to cry. After I cry hard it's like it's morning again and I'm starting the day over.”
“Men. The day they learned to admit to a mistake was the day they became women.”
“Like most marriages, ours eventually wore down all the cartilage. We were a hip needing replacement. Bone on bone, grinding, day in and day out. It worked but it was hard.”