It would be inappropiate, undignified, at 38, to conduct friendships or love affairs with the ardour or intensity of a 22 year old. Falling in love like that? Writing poetry? Crying at pop songs? Dragging people into photobooths? Taking a whole day to make a compilation tape? Asking people if they wanted to share your bed, just for company? If you quoted Bob Dylan or TS Eliot or, god forbid, Brecht at someone these days they would smile politely and step quietly backwards, and who would blame them? Ridiculous, at 38, to expect a song or book or film to change your life. David Nicholls
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At 38, it's completely inappropriate and undignified to fall in love like a 22 year old. It is not appropriate to fall in love, write poetry, cry at pop songs, take a whole day to make a compilation tape, or even ask people if they want to share your bed. It's a good thing at 38 you stop wanting to drag people into photobooths or take a whole day for a compilation tape, because it's ridiculous at that age to expect a song or book or film to change your life.

Source: One Day

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