“To abandon the child ‘within’ means that the adult ‘without’ will be an adult in name only. And frankly, I can only… — Craig D. Lounsbrough Copy Share Image
Living this life in the same sorta way that Kerouac lived, you get to hang out at shows and drink and you're… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
Mr. Robinson and Mr. Kovite have...written a captivating coming-of-age novel that is, by turns, funny and sad and elegiac -\-\ a novel… — Michiko Kakutani Copy Share Image
Adolescence is a relatively recent thing in human history -- a period of years between the constraints of childhood and the responsibilities… — Thomas Sowell Copy Share Image
My hero in adulthood would be Michael Bryant, who's dead, bless him. His memory lives on. He was an actor at the… — Keith Allen Copy Share Image
I'm pretty squeaky clean. No big tragedies in my childhood or adolescence or adulthood. I've had a very easygoing, simple life. — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
“Who told you you couldn't come back when you're grown? Was it the same person who told you grown-ups don't cry or… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
You treat a kid with respect and as an adult you talk to them as if they're smart people. But you don't… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
Even in early adulthood, men can't be told what to wear; they can only be subtly moved by example, encouragement, and a… — Russell Smith Copy Share Image
Where do babies come from? Don't bother asking adults. They lie like pigs. However, diligent independent research and hours of playground consultation… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
“I believe that everyone else my age is an adult whereas I am merely in disguise.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Great romances in history end in death. Romeo and Juliet, JFK and Jackie, Siegfried and Froi, — Vinnie Copy Share Image
“The natural state of the sentient adult is a qualified unhappiness.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“You go through so many changes as a child, then you grow up and discover that none of that stuff mattered, except… — Joan Walton Collaso Copy Share Image
Dogs are a really amazing eye opener for us humans because their lives are compressed into such a short period, so we… — John Grogan Copy Share Image
An adult male living alone stops being a vaguely tragicomic bachelor once he is found in the circumstance of simultaneously taking a… — Dean Allen Copy Share Image
“If you manage to make it to some semblance of adulthood, just showing up turns out to be one of the kindest,… — Tim Kreider Copy Share Image
Dance. Dance for the joy and breath of childhood. Dance for all children, including that child who is still somewhere entombed beneath… — Richard Paul Evans Copy Share Image
Believing in religion is like believing that adulthood is the solution to childhood. — Adam Phillips Copy Share Image
It's never too late to move to a good place to try to improve your child's outcomes in adulthood. — Gwen Ifill Copy Share Image
“With his total cholesterol over250 and his weight not far behind, there were no more Philly cheesesteaks, fries, and a large soda… — Lisa Unger Copy Share Image
But however the forms of family life have changed and the number expanded, the role of the family has remained constant and… — Bernice Weissbourd Copy Share Image
I suppose a certain degree of adulthood has entered my life. Aiming for Broadway, I can't think that way any more. Of… — Harold Prince Copy Share Image
