--- title: "10 Adulting Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 10 Adulting quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Adulting sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/holly-black-329_adult_not-now-imp-we-have-many-dull-adult-thin_3112881.png" --- > [“Not now, imp. We have many dull adult things to do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-black/not-now-imp-we-have-many-dull-adult-things-to-do/) [Holly Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-black/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/holly-black-329_adult_not-now-imp-we-have-many-dull-adult-thin_3112881.png) > [“I squinted at her. “You’re an adult.” “You’re an adult too.” “But you’re an older adult. You’ve had more practice.” Mom leaned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilona-andrews/i-squinted-at-her-you-re-an-adult-you-re-an-adult-too-but-you-re-an/) [Ilona Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilona-andrews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87c/ilona-andrews-150_adult_i-squinted-at-her-you-re-an-adult-you-re_2883655.jpg) > [“I'm glad my condo was furnished. Because, how do you buy a couch? I have no idea. This grown-up thing isn’t for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-addison-allen/i-m-glad-my-condo-was-furnished-because-how-do-you-buy-a-couch-i-have/) [Sarah Addison Allen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-addison-allen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21a/sarah-addison-allen-810_adulting_i-m-glad-my-condo-was-furnished-because_2538198.png) > [“Shout out to everyone transcending a mindset, mentality, desire, belief, emotion, habit, behavior or vibration, that no longer serves them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lalah-delia/shout-out-to-everyone-transcending-a-mindset-mentality-desire-belief/) [Lalah Delia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lalah-delia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/lalah-delia-32888_abusive-relationship_shout-out-to-everyone-transcending-a-min_3102730.jpg) > [“I realized I would be forced to run away from home if someone tried to arrange a marriage for me. I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-wein/i-realized-i-would-be-forced-to-run-away-from-home-if-someone-tried/) [Elizabeth Wein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-wein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79e/elizabeth-wein-3764_adulthood_i-realized-i-would-be-forced-to-run-away_1879177.png) > [“There’s a quote that has been said too many times by too many people: I must have done something right to deserve…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-purnama/there-s-a-quote-that-has-been-said-too-many-times-by-too-many-people/) [Marcella Purnama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-purnama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/283/marcella-purnama-39892_adulting_there-s-a-quote-that-has-been-said-too-m_2237092.jpg) > [“Our Peter Pan generation is unhappy. All our lives, we want to grow up— to be treated like adults, to have freedom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-purnama/our-peter-pan-generation-is-unhappy-all-our-lives-we-want-to-grow-up/) [Marcella Purnama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-purnama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/198/marcella-purnama-39892_adulting_our-peter-pan-generation-is-unhappy-all_2099681.jpg) > [“They say it is hard to raise children. They say I would understand it when I have children of my own. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-purnama/they-say-it-is-hard-to-raise-children-they-say-i-would-understand-it/) [Marcella Purnama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-purnama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ed/marcella-purnama-39892_adulting_they-say-it-is-hard-to-raise-children-th_496906.jpg) > [“With his total cholesterol over250 and his weight not far behind, there were no more Philly cheesesteaks, fries, and a large soda…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-unger/with-his-total-cholesterol-over250-and-his-weight-not-far-behind/) [Lisa Unger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-unger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35e/lisa-unger-3678_adulthood_with-his-total-cholesterol-over250-and-h_2726832.png) > [“And I still don’t know what I would do next. I still don’t know how to become an adult. But I know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcella-purnama/and-i-still-don-t-know-what-i-would-do-next-i-still-don-t-know-how-to/) [Marcella Purnama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcella-purnama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ab/marcella-purnama-39892_adulting_and-i-still-don-t-know-what-i-would-do-n_1706590.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adulting/#itemlist", "name": "Adulting Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Not now, imp. 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