Ian Hislop
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Old age is always fifteen years older than I am. 
Old age is always 15 years older than I am. 
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To me -- old age is always ten years older than I am. 
To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am. 
To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am. 
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