I give people 'If You Came Softly' when they demand proof that novels for teens can be as good as the best… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
Acting is playing pretend, playing a children's game at an adult level, but with children's rules. It's fun to play bad guys.… — Ray Liotta Copy Share Image
Young people are often asked, 'What do you want to be when you grow up?' and given advice about how to lead… — Adora Svitak Copy Share Image
In two-parent households, women have increasingly entered the workplace, and in single-parent households, there is even more of a need for the… — Geoffrey Canada Copy Share Image
One of the things that concerns me is the lack of adult supervision, and more specifically, caring adult supervision, at various reform… — Adam Rapp Copy Share Image
When I look back at that freedom of childhood, which is in a way infinite, and at all the joy and the… — Karl Ove Knausgaard Copy Share Image
“How charming. The king and his little princess knocking on my covens door.” Ursula sighed dramatically. “What do you insolent merfolks want… — Khalia Hades Copy Share Image
“Netiquette is overdelicate because kids use the internet. Adult content forms are triplicate, ASL. — David Chiles Copy Share Image
The book that made a lasting impression was the one my mother gave each of us when she decided we were ready… — Hallie Ephron Copy Share Image
There is a child inside me that wants to come out and do something to surprise all the adults. — Philippe Petit Copy Share Image
When I wrote 'Marley & Me,' I had a clear audience in mind. And it did not include children. I wrote my… — John Grogan Copy Share Image
The most confounding thing of all is that we still haven't identified the cause of 20% to 30% of adult common colds. — Anthony Fauci Copy Share Image
Filming is a very adult world, and you need to be with people your own age. — Georgie Henley Copy Share Image
We learn differently as children than as adults. For grown-ups, learning a new skill is painful, attention-demanding, and slow. Children learn unconsciously… — Alison Gopnik Copy Share Image
“Meet Jan! (Quotes from Jan Does Europe) "I'm having a wonderful life. "I visualize myself strong, beautiful and good. "I love with… — Jude Arnold Copy Share Image
The more Mommy blogs going nuclear over playground etiquette I read and birthday parties of glazed adults munching cupcakes like demoralized zombies… — Emma McLaughlin Copy Share Image
As a kid I was always barefoot, always outside and as an adult I always want to be outside. — Niki Caro Copy Share Image
Now, as an adult, I do pretty much everything without assistance. However, the one thing I really can't do is my top… — Alex Brooker Copy Share Image
My entire adult life has been devoted to family and career, each adding to the other in many rewarding ways. I have… — Sonia Levitin Copy Share Image
Perhaps life is actually more confusing and unknowable to an adult than a child, but grown-ups have learned to deceive themselves and… — Michael Leunig Copy Share Image
Although I sometimes enjoy writing from an adult's perspective, I feel dedicated to the coming of age story - that part of… — Kimberly Willis Holt Copy Share Image
Grown-ups and children are not readily encouraged to unearth the power of words. Adults are repeatedly assured a picture is worth a… — Inga Muscio Copy Share Image
Why would any parent want their kid on their health-care plan when they are 26? Parents want their kids to grow up… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
Of the authors published under Ballantine's Adult Fantasy logo, only Evangeline Walton 'spoke' to me. — Stephen R. Donaldson Copy Share Image
