Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net.
Franklin Pierce Adams (1881-1960) American journalist and humorist ["F. P. A."]
Nods and Becks (1944)
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Originally published in Franklin's "Conning Tower" newspaper column during 1934-1935.
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By the bye, as I must leave off being young, I find many douceurs [sweets] in being a sort of chaperon, for I am put on the sofa near the fire and can drink as much wine as I like.
Jane Austen (1775-1817) English author
Letter (1813-11-06) to Cassandra Austen
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Jane was 38 at the time.
