I'm older now, I'm a man getting near middle age, putting on a little fat and I still love to walk along Fifth Avenue at three o'clock on the east side of the street between Fiftieth and Fifty-seventh streets, they're all out then, making believe they're shopping, in their furs and their crazy hats, everything all concentrated from all over the world into eight blocks, the best furs, the best clothes, the handsomest women, out to spend money and feeling good about it, looking coldly at you, making believe they're not looking at you as you go past. Irwin Shaw
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This quote is about the experience of growing up, the passing of time and how it effects us both positively and negatively. The concept of becoming a man or woman is not always a positive one. As we grow older, it seems that instead of feeling more powerful, we become more aware of what we lack in comparison to others. This quote captures this experience well.

Source: The Girls In Their Summer Dresses

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