“When I am old I shall wear midnight.”

— Terry Pratchett , book I Shall Wear Midnight

Source: I Shall Wear Midnight

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English author 1948–2015

Jenny Joseph (1932–2018) Poet

Poem Warning http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/warning/
Source: Warning: When I Am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple

“I grow old … I grow old …
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.”

T.S. Eliot (1888–1965) 20th century English author

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1915)
Source: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and Other Poems
Context: I grow old … I grow old...
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.
Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
I do not think that they will sing to me.
I have seen them riding seaward on the waves
Combing the white hair of the waves blown back
When the wind blows the water white and black.
We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
Till human voices wake us, and we drown.

“In any case, I am usually in bed by midnight.”

Vladislav Doronin (1962) European businessman

Interview with FT.com https://howtospendit.ft.com/travel/202189-vladislav-doronin-s-perfect-weekend-in-miami

“I grow old … I grow old ...
I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled.
Shall I part my hair behind? Do I dare to eat a peach?
I shall wear white flannel trousers, and walk upon the beach.
I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.
I do not think that they will sing to me.
I have seen them riding seaward on the waves
Combing the white hair of the waves blown back
When the wind blows the water white and black.
We have lingered in the chambers of the sea
By sea-girls wreathed with seaweed red and brown
Till human voices wake us, and we drown.”

T.S. Eliot The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (1915)

“Generally speaking, I think it is fair to say that I am a friend to the creatures of the earth when I am not busy eating them or wearing them.”

John Hodgman book The Areas of My Expertise

Source: The Areas of My Expertise (2005), p. 46

“I was a hip kid. When I saw Bambi it was the midnight show.”

George Carlin book Brain Droppings

Source: Brain Droppings

“In India, I don't think any woman here is dictated what to wear, how to wear, whom to meet, when to meet…. I am of the opinion, I don't think anybody is dictated here, you are not told.”

Smriti Irani (1972) Indian politician

Addressing Tina Brown, following which she was booed, as quoted in " Smriti Irani booed for saying 'no one tells women what to wear in India' http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-smriti-irani-booed-for-saying-no-one-tells-women-what-to-wear-in-india-2147276" DNA India (20 November 2015)