“Young people want mirrors. Older people want art.”
Chuck Palahniuk (1962) American novelist, essayist
Source: Burnt Tongues
“The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists in the circulation of their blood.”
Age and Death
Afterthoughts (1931)
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