# Quote — Philip Roth, Everyman

> Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre.

- Author: [Philip Roth](https://www.leafyquotes.com/philip-roth.md)
- Book: [Everyman](https://www.leafyquotes.com/philip-roth/everyman.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Philip_Roth#Everyman_(2006)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/philip-roth/everyman/old-age-isnt

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