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" Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19. "

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" For me, the end of childhood came when the number of candles on my birthday cake no longer reflected my age, around 19 or 20. From then on, each candle came to represent an entire decade. "

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