How we cite our quotes: (Book.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
I hadn't gotten old enough yet to realize that living sends a person not into the future but back into the past, to childhood and before birth, finally, to commune with the dead. (4.2.2)
No, all old people aren't psychics like Sylvia Browne. We think what Cal is saying here is something akin to with age comes wisdom. Or more specifically, perspective. Growing old gives Cal the opportunity to be more empathetic, and to put himself into the shoes of his ancestors and see how they lived. We wouldn't have this book without that perspective.