I am beginning to understand the true difference between youth and age…

Michael Cunningham
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I am beginning to understand the true difference between youth and age. Young people have time to make plans and think of new ideas. Older people need their whole energy to keep up with what’s already been set in motion. ✨ Michael Cunningham (2010). A Home at the End of the World: A Novel, p.269, Macmillan
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