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Old Man's War
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"Old Man's War" Quotes

In "Old Man's War" by John Scalzi, elderly humans are recruited into a rejuvenated military force to fight in a distant, interstellar war.

Quotes

I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife’s grave. Then I joined the army.

John Scalzi

aginglife choices

You’re not really dead until everyone who knew you is dead too.

John Scalzi

deathlegacy

Sometimes life hands you a second chance.

John Scalzi

second chanceslife

Old age is the time when you know all the answers but nobody asks you the questions.

John Scalzi

agingwisdom

Most of what we think of as the universe is just empty space.

John Scalzi

universephilosophy

The universe doesn’t hate you, but it doesn’t love you either.

John Scalzi

universeindifference

I had a body worth dying for.

John Scalzi

body imagetransformation

The past is a nice place to visit but not a place to stay.

John Scalzi

pastmoving on

There’s no such thing as a free lunch.

John Scalzi

economicsreality

Every time you make a decision, you flip a coin: heads or tails.

John Scalzi

decisionschance