I can see why you opted out of Knight training,” I countered. “They’d have ‘accidentally’ killed you before you made it to… — Jenna Black Copy Share Image
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Childhood in large parts of modern Britain, at any rate, has been replaced by premature adulthood, or rather adolescence — Anthony Daniels Copy Share Image
“It’s a Secret of Adulthood: I give myself limits to give myself freedom.” — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Today is gonna be my teenagehood eve, I am getting married to adulthood. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Martin Wilson's What They Always Tell Us hears the voices of the young as they struggle toward adulthood... — Richard Peck Copy Share Image
“They had entered the thorny wilderness, and the golden gates of their childhood had for ever closed behind them.” — George Eliot Copy Share Image
If animals play, this is because play is useful in the struggle for survival; because play practices and so perfects the skills… — Susanna Miller 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
I was in high school, and when you get to be 14, 15, you start to feel a little more like your… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
When my dad left public life, I was 13 years old. I went through my teen years and into adulthood in relative… — Justin Trudeau Copy Share Image
When I was young, I could not imagine being old. My mother said, and the doctor confirmed, that I had an unusual… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
“A few years ago, I graduated college, diploma in one hand, margarita in the other, completely oblivious to the shit storm that… — Alida Nugent Copy Share Image
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At 13 I was someone that didn't have a personality yet. It's a fascinating period in a human life. It's so exciting… — Pirjo Honkasalo Copy Share Image
Our religion is one which challenges the ordinary human standards by holding that the ideal of life is the spirit of a… — D. Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
“I wondered what a man I had encountered the day before on the plane en route to Chicago's O'Hare airport would have… — Robert Moss Copy Share Image
“Above all, staring at my old bedroom ceiling, I feel safe. Cocooned from the world; wrapped up in cotton wool. No one… — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
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I had serious reservations about putting my son in the public schools in my area. I have a tremendous amount of fear… — Ana Castillo Copy Share Image
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Myths are about the human struggle to deal with the great passages of time and life--birth, death, marriage, the transitions from childhood… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
It is widely known that the effects of childhood poverty follow children through adolescence and into adulthood. — Chris Van Hollen Copy Share Image
One of my 'Secrets of Adulthood' is: Somewhere, keep an empty shelf. I know where my empty shelf is, and I treasure… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
A baby-sitter is a teenager acting like an adult while the adults are out acting like teenagers. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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My father used to say, 'Don't raise your voice. Improve your argument.' — Abhishek Tiwari Copy Share Image
How can a male say he loves a female and he abuse her at the same time. — Keondre Key Copy Share Image
“They envy your youth. You two are like exotic creatures from the land of the young.’ I’ve never understood all that these-are-the-best-years-of-your-life… — Leanne Hall Copy Share Image
But the gates of my happy childhood had clanged shut behind me; I had become adult enough to recognize the need to… — Eva Figes Copy Share Image
Adulthood it a glacier encroaching quietly on youth. When it arrives, the stamp of childhood suddenly freezes, capturing us for good in… — Ian Caldwell Copy Share Image
In high school, I felt pressure to fit in with groups and with people who didn't actually want to be my friend.… — Katie Stevens Copy Share Image
What hurts me the most is teenage girls believe that having a baby will make their boyfriends love them, then they get… — Anonymous 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
One of the loveliest things about being grown up is the knowledge that never again will I have to go through the… — Peg Bracken Copy Share Image
Girls grow up scarred by caution and enter adulthood eager to shake free of their parents' worst nightmares. They still know to… — Nancy Gibbs Copy Share Image
The meaningful role of the father of the bride was played out long before the church music began. It stretched across those… — Tom Brokaw Copy Share Image
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