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I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways.

When I was 15, I never thought I'd live to see 21. And then I became 21, and I'm like, 'I'll never live to see 30.'

Now that I near 80, I realize with wistful pleasure that on many occasions I was 10, 20, 40, even 50 years ahead of my time.

Each decade, I've lived in that decade, so I could easily shed the '20s, the '30s, the '40s.

The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.

I remember when the idea of living to be 40 seemed absurd.

Twenty-three is old. It's almost 25, which is like almost mid-20s.

My 20s were a completely and utterly different time in my life.

I think the years leading up to 21 were a bit more fun than 21 and beyond might be.