Quote by Thomas Pynchon

I was dreaming... about my grandfather. A very old man, at least as old as I am now, 91. I thought, when I was a boy, that he had been 91 all his life. Now I feel as if I have been 91 all my life.

I was dreaming... about my grandfather. A very old man, at l

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This quote speaks to the perception of time and the experience of aging. The speaker reflects on a dream where they see their grandfather as a very old man, the same age that they currently are - 91. The quote highlights how as a child, they believed their grandfather had always been 91, seemingly frozen in time. Now, in their own old age, they feel as though they have always been 91, emphasizing the sense of time passing quickly and the feeling of being trapped in a certain age.

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