I didn't cry much after I was 35, but staggered stony-faced into middle age, a handkerchief still in my bag just in case. (Hilary Mantel)

I didn't cry much after I was 35, but staggered stony-faced into middle age, a handkerchief still in my bag just in case.

Hilary Mantel

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