“She announced her age right away, for children consider their ages every bit as important as their names.”
“No matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.”
“Old elbows," she told me. "A woman's elbows always give her age away.”
“She was always daydreaming. She never wanted to live in the real world; she always seemed to be separated from other children her age. They couldn’t understand her or her imagination. She was always thinking outside of the box, breaking rules, and only following what her heart told her was right.”
“Improving intelligence is possible, but it is more likely to occur if children are given the right experiences at the right ages.”
“My age and the ages of my children are imaginary numbers.”