Quote: Even nostalgia isn't what it used to be (antedating 1963 Oct 8) Punch is not what it used to be (1901 Jan)

[Garson O'Toole]

The Yale Book of Quotations has "Nostalgia isn't what it used to be"
attributed to Peter de Vries in July 1964.

Oxford Dictionary of Quotations has the phrase in 1978:
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
graffito; taken as title of book by Simone Signoret, 1978

Here is a version in 1963 with a prepended word:

Cite: 1963 October 8, Berkshire Eagle, Quotes, Page 14, Column 6,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts. (NewspaperArchive)

Even nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
 - Peter de Vries, novelist.

Bonus citation on the topic of nostalgia and the London humor magazine Punch.

Cite: 1901 January, The Pall Mall magazine, The Drama: An Optimistic
Survey, Page 102, Volume 23, Number 93, George Routledge & Sons, Ltd,
London. (Google Books full view)

"Punch is not what it used to be," we hear people grumble every day.
"No," replied a witty contributor; "but then Punch never has been what
it used to be." The memory, in short, is a sieve through which the
pains, annoyances, and boredoms of the past slip easily away, while
its pleasures are retained and glorified.

http://books.google.com/books?id=penNAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Punch+is%22#v=snippet&q=%22Punch%20is%22&f=false

Garson

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