I quite find that to be the absolute, complete opposite. The World, and its people, were absolutely magical and interesting and fun at every corner...when I was a little child. But now, and as I got older, everything turned a slight grey'ish hue'ish overtone across everything ,
"The value of information does not survive the moment in which it was new. It lives only at that moment; it has to surrender to it completely and explain itself to it without losing any time. A story is different. It does not expend itself. It presents and concentrates its strength and is capable of releasing it even after a long time" - Walter Benjamin
"A man should always hold something in reserve, a surprise to spring when things get tight" - Christy Mathewson ( MLB Hall of Fame Pitcher, first 5 elected, 3rd most wins, 1880-1925)
"There is no effect more disproportionate to it's cause than the happiness bestowed by a small compliment." - Robert Brault