A 36-year-old question

Julie Leung: Seedlings & Sprouts: "...That's a 36-year-old question...":

"From an interview with E.L.Doctorow in Time magazine last week...(you have to pay to read it on-line)

Time: Are you surprised you're still writing great books in your mid-70's?

Doctorow: How old are you?

Time: Um, 36.

Doctorow: Ah, yes, well, that's a 36-year-old question."