Home » Quote » Emily Dickinson » „Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.“ „Old age comes on suddenly, and not gradually as is thought.“ — Emily Dickinson Tags:Age Related quotes „No one should be alone in their old age, he thought.“ — Ernest Hemingway „Grief is half of old age.“ — Ali „Drugs age you after mental excitement. Lethargy then. Why? Reaction. A lifetime in a night. Gradually changes your character.“ — James Joyce „He decided to stay in his space suit; explosive decompression didn’t appeal to him. Come to think about it, death from old age was his choice.“ — Robert A. Heinlein