Ours is an excessively conscious age. We Posted on September 29, 2012September 29, 2007 by admin “Ours is an excessively conscious age. We know so much, we feel so little.” — David Herbert Lawrence Author: David Herbert Lawrence Category: age Tags: age, David Herbert Lawrence Spread the love Related posts: Ours is essentially a tragic age, so As I grow older, I pay less Forty is the old age of youth; I will never be an old man.