The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yoghurt

The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt.

Someone who managed to navigate the tricky waters between living a life you could be proud of and still delighting in the many things there are to take pleasure in.

Life covered his graduation,

The shelf life of a movie actor or actress is so short, it's like milk.

Must be in a closet somewhere, on a shelf somewhere. I am really disappointed.