longing Quotes

“I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than just give in to the digital age. But when I talk to people about this they just say, 'Yeah, I know what you mean,' and stare at their mobiles.”

“I would love a family. I'm at the age where the wish for a child gets stronger. But who knows.”

“Study is the bane of childhood, the oil of youth, the indulgence of adulthood, and a restorative in old age.”

“I came back to work when my children were two months old. At that early age, they seem to have little awareness of anybody but their Raggedy Ann dolls, so it wasn't a matter of them missing me. I was missing them.”

“It's a little silly to finally learn how to write at this age. But I long ago realized I was secretly sincere.”

“Children rarely want to know who their parents were before they were parents, and when age finally stirs their curiosity, there is no parent left to tell them.”

“Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never complete your life, would you? You'd never wholly know you.”

“Everybody past a certain age, regardless of how they look on the outside, pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives.”