James Lee Burke Quotes About Age

Quotes about: Age

• Age is a peculiar kind of thief. It slips up on you and steps inside your skin and is so quiet and methodical in its work that you never realize it has stolen your youth until you look into the mirror one morning and see a man you don't recognize.

  James Lee Burke

  Morning, Men, Mirrors

  James Lee Burke (2013). “Creole Belle: A Dave Robicheaux Novel”, p.229, Simon and Schuster

• But perhaps age has taught me that the earth is still new, molten at the core and still forming, that black leaves in the winter forest will crawl with life in the spring, that our story is ongoing and it is indeed a crime to allow the heart's energies to dissipate with the fading of light on the horizon.

  James Lee Burke

  Spring, Heart, Winter

  James Lee Burke (2011). “A Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set: Neon Rain, Heaven's Prisoners, Excerpt from The Glass Rainbow”, p.640, Simon and Schuster

• That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds.

  James Lee Burke

  Mind, Age, Care

  Interview with April Henry, www.aprilhenrymysteries.com. 1999.

• Age is a clever thief. It takes a little from you each day, so you're not aware of your loss until it'd irreversible.

  James Lee Burke

  Clever, Loss, Age

• Don't let anyone tell you that age purchases your freedom from fear of death.

  James Lee Burke

  Age, Fear Of Death, Your Freedom

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