"I do not expect old heads on..." - Quote by C S Lewis
I do not expect old heads on young shoulders.
More by C S Lewis
“Into the void of silence, into the empty space of nothing, the joy of life is unfurled.”
“People talk as if grief were just a feeling -- as if it weren't the continually renewed shock of setting out again and again on familiar roads and being brought up short by the grim frontier post that now blocks them.”
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.”
More on Youth
“As a young citizen of India, armed with technology and love for my nation, I realize, a small aim is a crime.”
“Age only matters when one is aging. Now that I have arrived at a great age, I might as well be twenty.”
“The young people of today think of nothing but themselves. They have no reverence for parents or old age. They are impatient of all restraint. They talk as if they alone knew everything and what passes for wisdom with us is foolishness with them. As for girls, they are forward, immodest and unwomanly in speech, behaviour and dress.”
More on Experience
“It's very intense to be in front of a live audience. It's just an amazing experience. It's dangerous. Everything out there is heightened. The bad stuff is extra-worse. The silences are extra-silent. The good stuff is amazing. It's electric when you walk out there. For 90 minutes, you're on this other planet.”
“I have lived some thirty years on this planet, and I have yet to hear the first syllable of valuable or even earnest advice from my seniors.”
“If they know nothing of victory, they are at least spared the knowledge of defeat.”