“The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.”
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Lessing, D. (n.d.). The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5867-the-great-secret-that-all-old-people-share/
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Lessing, Doris. “The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5867-the-great-secret-that-all-old-people-share/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Lessing, Doris. “The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5867-the-great-secret-that-all-old-people-share/.