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title: "4 Adult Responsibilities Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [I hadn't been free from adult responsibilities since I was 12, and I needed to experience that. I really needed to just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-danes/i-hadn-t-been-free-from-adult-responsibilities-since-i-was-12-and-i/)

[Claire Danes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-danes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0f/claire-danes-2119_needed_i-hadn-t-been-free-from-adult-responsibi_51552.jpg)

> [I've heard this before from people: early 20s kind of screws with your head a little bit because you're transitioning into adulthood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-byrd/i-ve-heard-this-before-from-people-early-20s-kind-of-screws-with-your/)

[Dan Byrd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-byrd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/dan-byrd-34873_actually_i-ve-heard-this-before-from-people-early_138562.jpg)

> [Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-beck/children-who-assume-adult-responsibilities-feel-old-when-they-re-young/)

[Martha Beck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-beck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bba/martha-beck-961_children_children-who-assume-adult-responsibiliti_1141314.png)

> [It’s time to put away our fairytales, all of them, and assume our responsibilities, the adult responsibilities that begin with adult knowledge.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lierre-keith/it-s-time-to-put-away-our-fairytales-all-of-them-and-assume-our/)

[Lierre Keith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lierre-keith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/785/lierre-keith-18643_adults_it-s-time-to-put-away-our-fairytales-all_1573821.jpg)

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