Years ago we discovered the exact point, the dead center of middle age. It occurs when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up the net.

Franklin P. Adams

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Middle age Aging

Author

Franklin P. Adams

Source

Nods and Becks

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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United States

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Citation

Adams, Franklin P. Nods and Becks. Whittlesey House, 1944.

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