Though expect age mellow us? isn’t life’s business reward merit, life’ — Julian Barnes, Sense Ending

Julian Barnes The Sense of an Ending

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Though why should we expect age to mellow us? If it isn't life's business to reward merit, why should it be life's business to give us warm, comfortable feelings towards its end? What possible evolutionary purpose could nostalgia serve?

Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending

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