Mar 21, 2007 08:30
In America, with divorce achieved, the midlifer can expect to be more recreational, more discretionary. He can almost design the sort of crisis he is going to have: motorbike, teenage girlfriend, vegetarianism, jogging, sports car, mature boyfriend, cocaine, crash diet, powerboat, new baby, religion hair transplant.
Over here, now, there's no angling around for your male midlife crisis. It is brought to you and it is always the same thing. It is death.
Martin Amis' as yet unnamed narrator, from "House Of Meetings."
I think I fit somewhere's in here - because I think I need to go on a crash diet to lose these last 5 lbs.