I would like to believe in the myth that we grow wiser with age. In a sense my disbelief is wisdom. Those of a middle generation, if charitable or sentimental, subscribe to the wisdom myth, while the callous see us as dispensable objects, like broken furniture or dead flowers. For the young we scarcely exist unless we are unavoidable members of the same family, farting, slobbering, perpetually mislaying teeth and bifocals. . Patrick White
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In this quote, Stephen King is acknowledging the fact that we can grow wiser with age. Our cynicism will make us more wise. He is talking about the fact that people in their later years, once they have seen a lot of life, know a lot of things that a younger person might not know. The callous see us as dispensable objects, like broken furniture or dead flowers.

Source: Three Uneasy Pieces

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