There are days I feel like an old woman, and I find that death is a calm and familiar presence.

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He just goes on like an old woman.

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Ultimately, I abandoned all preconceived perceptions of my career path and stature and took a job on basic cable with a network most famous for showing reruns, along with sitcoms created by a tall, black man who dresses like an old, black woman.

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Not even a mouthful for an old woman like me!

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From slow, puppet-like motions to the jerky trotting of an old woman across the stage, movements grow out of the parts and become stamped on the onlooker's mind.

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Overwhelming them all is a vast painting of an old woman lying curled up like a foetus by Jenny Saville.

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But the truth is no-one knows what a suicide bomber looks like today - he could be an old man or a woman.

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