--- title: "19 Adults Say Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 19 Adults Say quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Adults Say sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/nishan-panwar-14_life_adults-say-that-we-re-to-young-to-know-w_1183094.jpg" --- > [Adults say that we're to young to know what love is, but maybe they're to old to remember.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishan-panwar/adults-say-that-we-re-to-young-to-know-what-love-is-but-maybe-they-re/) [Nishan Panwar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nishan-panwar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/nishan-panwar-14_life_adults-say-that-we-re-to-young-to-know-w_1183094.jpg) > [Why did adults have to be so thick? They always say “tell the truth,” and when you do, they don’t believe you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they-always-say-tell-the-truth-and-2/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/223/rick-riordan-27_adults_why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they_1470817.jpg) > [Children say 'I want to grow up faster'. Adults say 'Oh how I wish I was young again'. The heck?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/children-say-i-want-to-grow-up-faster-adults-say-oh-how-i-wish-i-was/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de2/anonymous-1_children_children-say-i-want-to-grow-up-faster-ad_1197428.jpg) > [“But we don’t get do-overs as adults,” I say. “When you do something, it’s done, and then you have to live with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elle-casey/but-we-don-t-get-do-overs-as-adults-i-say-when-you-do-something-it-s/) [Elle Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elle-casey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e6/elle-casey-3650_adults_but-we-don-t-get-do-overs-as-adults-i-sa_3175014.jpg) > [“When adults say, "teenagers think they are invincible" with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don't know how right they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/when-adults-say-teenagers-think-they-are-invincible-with-that-sly-2/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/john-green-12_youth_when-adults-say-teenagers-think-they-are_1202282.jpg) > [It's always great to hear adults say they can stand to watch our show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-hillenburg/it-s-always-great-to-hear-adults-say-they-can-stand-to-watch-our-show/) [Stephen Hillenburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-hillenburg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/stephen-hillenburg-10039_adults_it-s-always-great-to-hear-adults-say-the_2704104.jpg) > [“Why did adults have to be so thick? They always say “tell the truth,” and when you do, they don’t believe you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they-always-say-tell-the-truth-and-3/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/anonymous-1_adults_why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they_3092363.jpg) > [“I’m always amazed when adults say that children “just did that to get attention”. Naturally children who need attention will do all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-m-always-amazed-when-adults-say-that-children-just-did-that-to-get/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/401/anonymous-1_children_i-m-always-amazed-when-adults-say-that-c_937507.jpg) > [“Why did adults have to be so thick? They always say "tell the truth", and when you do, they don't believe you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they-always-say-tell-the-truth-and/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/rick-riordan-27_truth_why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they_964747.jpg) > [“At the time, I thought this was just one of those vague things adults say to remind you that you're a kid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brock-clarke/at-the-time-i-thought-this-was-just-one-of-those-vague-things-adults/) [Brock Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brock-clarke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/brock-clarke-11266_time_at-the-time-i-thought-this-was-just-one_1339703.jpg) > [Growing up, I had a face that people wanted to tell things to, and I grew up with adults who had so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-zhang/growing-up-i-had-a-face-that-people-wanted-to-tell-things-to-and-i/) [Jenny Zhang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-zhang/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe2/jenny-zhang-7725_chaos_growing-up-i-had-a-face-that-people-want_2719135.jpg) > [“You're a kid,' said Alexandra. 'There is no just about it. Only adults say just a kid and what the heck do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-re-a-kid-said-alexandra-there-is-no-just-about-it-only-adults-say/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c68/anonymous-1_childhood_you-re-a-kid-said-alexandra-there-is-no_1007272.jpg) > [“Here's what bothers me about adults. They say we're supposed to be the bigger person and lie there like road kill while…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-hammond/here-s-what-bothers-me-about-adults-they-say-we-re-supposed-to-be-the/) [Lauren Hammond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-hammond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/lauren-hammond-11132_bigger-person_here-s-what-bothers-me-about-adults-they_2279248.jpg) > [“When adults say, " teenagers think they are invincible," with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don’t know how right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/when-adults-say-teenagers-think-they-are-invincible-with-that-sly-3/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6fa/john-green-12_youth_when-adults-say-teenagers-think-they-are_1696138.jpg) > [Since I spent eighteen years of my life as a child, and nine years of that life as a pretty sexually active…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-r-delany/since-i-spent-eighteen-years-of-my-life-as-a-child-and-nine-years-of/) [Samuel R. Delany](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-r-delany/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/850/samuel-r-delany-2591_active_since-i-spent-eighteen-years-of-my-life_196062.jpg) > [When adults say, "Teenagers think they are invincible" with that sly, stupid smile on their faces, they don't know how right they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/when-adults-say-teenagers-think-they-are-invincible-with-that-sly/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2b/john-green-12_alaska_when-adults-say-teenagers-think-they-are_717252.jpg) > [Adults are always telling young people, 'These are the best years of your life.' Are they? I don't know. Sometimes when adults…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erma-bombeck/adults-are-always-telling-young-people-these-are-the-best-years-of/) [Erma Bombeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erma-bombeck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/010/erma-bombeck-780_adolescence_adults-are-always-telling-young-people-t_2434660.png) > [“She had s feeling the adults were going to let the kids do whatever they could think of short of murder and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-tolan-applewhite-s-end/she-had-s-feeling-the-adults-were-going-to-let-the-kids-do-whatever/) [Stephanie tolan Applewhite s End](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-tolan-applewhite-s-end/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/stephanie-tolan-applewhite-s-e_child_she-had-s-feeling-the-adults-were-going_3201971.jpg) > [“And if Alaska took her own life, that is the hope I wish I could have given her. Forgetting her mother, failing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/and-if-alaska-took-her-own-life-that-is-the-hope-i-wish-i-could-have/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4e/john-green-12_alaska-young_and-if-alaska-took-her-own-life-that-is_3082373.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adults-say/#itemlist", "name": "Adults Say Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Adults say that we're to young to know what love is, but maybe they're to old to remember.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nishan Panwar" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nishan-panwar/adults-say-that-we-re-to-young-to-know-what-love-is-but-maybe-they-re/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/nishan-panwar-14_life_adults-say-that-we-re-to-young-to-know-w_1183094.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/nishan-panwar-14_life_adults-say-that-we-re-to-young-to-know-w_1183094.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8f/nishan-panwar-14_life_adults-say-that-we-re-to-young-to-know-w_1183094.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Adults say that we're to young to know what love is, but maybe they're to old to remember.” — Nishan Panwar", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Why did adults have to be so thick? 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They always say “tell the truth,” and when you do, they don’t believe you.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they-always-say-tell-the-truth-and-3/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/anonymous-1_adults_why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they_3092363.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/anonymous-1_adults_why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they_3092363.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/anonymous-1_adults_why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they_3092363.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Why did adults have to be so thick? 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They always say \"tell the truth\", and when you do, they don't believe you. What's the point? - Sadie Carter (Red Pyramid)”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they-always-say-tell-the-truth-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/rick-riordan-27_truth_why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they_964747.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/rick-riordan-27_truth_why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they_964747.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/rick-riordan-27_truth_why-did-adults-have-to-be-so-thick-they_964747.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Why did adults have to be so thick? 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But it seemed now it was one of those specific things adults say to remind you that you're a kid who doesn't know what adults know.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brock Clarke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brock-clarke/at-the-time-i-thought-this-was-just-one-of-those-vague-things-adults/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/brock-clarke-11266_time_at-the-time-i-thought-this-was-just-one_1339703.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/brock-clarke-11266_time_at-the-time-i-thought-this-was-just-one_1339703.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/brock-clarke-11266_time_at-the-time-i-thought-this-was-just-one_1339703.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At the time, I thought this was just one of those vague things adults say to remind you that you're a kid…” — Brock Clarke", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Growing up, I had a face that people wanted to tell things to, and I grew up with adults who had so much to say. They had lived through decades of unbelievable poverty, starvation, political upheaval, chaos.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jenny Zhang" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-zhang/growing-up-i-had-a-face-that-people-wanted-to-tell-things-to-and-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe2/jenny-zhang-7725_chaos_growing-up-i-had-a-face-that-people-want_2719135.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe2/jenny-zhang-7725_chaos_growing-up-i-had-a-face-that-people-want_2719135.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe2/jenny-zhang-7725_chaos_growing-up-i-had-a-face-that-people-want_2719135.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Growing up, I had a face that people wanted to tell things to, and I grew up with adults who had so much to…” — Jenny Zhang", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You're a kid,' said Alexandra. 'There is no just about it. Only adults say just a kid and what the heck do they know about anything? Have you looked at their world lately?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-re-a-kid-said-alexandra-there-is-no-just-about-it-only-adults-say/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c68/anonymous-1_childhood_you-re-a-kid-said-alexandra-there-is-no_1007272.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c68/anonymous-1_childhood_you-re-a-kid-said-alexandra-there-is-no_1007272.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c68/anonymous-1_childhood_you-re-a-kid-said-alexandra-there-is-no_1007272.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You're a kid,' said Alexandra. 'There is no just about it. Only adults say just a kid and what the heck do…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 13, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Here's what bothers me about adults. They say we're supposed to be the bigger person and lie there like road kill while the bullies repeatedly run us over. That we're saying more by taking the abuse and staying silent, than sticking up for ourselves. I don't see it that way.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lauren Hammond" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-hammond/here-s-what-bothers-me-about-adults-they-say-we-re-supposed-to-be-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/lauren-hammond-11132_bigger-person_here-s-what-bothers-me-about-adults-they_2279248.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/lauren-hammond-11132_bigger-person_here-s-what-bothers-me-about-adults-they_2279248.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5c/lauren-hammond-11132_bigger-person_here-s-what-bothers-me-about-adults-they_2279248.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Here's what bothers me about adults. 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