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Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of

Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits. – Hervey Allen

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Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth. – Thomas Alva Edison

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In youth the human body drew me and was the object of my secret and natural dreams. But body after body has taken away from me that sensual phosphorescence which my youth delighted in. Within me is no disturbing interplay now, but only the steady currents of adaptation and of sympathy. – Haniel Long

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Maturity

In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark. – Nicholson Baker

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Maturity

When the apple is ripe it will fall. – Proverb

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Maturity

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A lawful kiss is never worth a stolen one. – Maupassant

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When I look back now over my life and call to mind what I might have had simply for taking and did not take, my heart is like to break. – William Hale White

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Opportunities

Gay culture is surviving and thriving. Some activists believe the recent rise in homophobic violence might be a gauge of the success of positive gay images. – Lance Loud

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St. Louis has a lot of weird food customs that you dont see other places – and a lot of great ethnic neighborhoods. Theres a German neighborhood. A great old school Italian neighborhood, with toasted ravioli, which seems to be a St. Louis tradition. And they love provolone cheese in St. Louis. – Andy Cohen

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