“The age wasn't as important as the milestones.”
“Only on rare occasions was the calendar the basis of the chronology. More often than not, the narrator's sense of time is based on an internal time clock in which age and important milestones in their lives were the most common measures.”
“Life isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments.”
“Age is not important unless you're a cheese.”
“Age is of no importance unless you’re a cheese.”
“Sometimes milestones are not measured by the accomplishments of society, but by those of integrity.”