It's really hard coming of age in today's society, where society wants you to make the decision of what you want to… — Rooney Mara Copy Share Image
“I’ve always seen this in you, ever since you were a little girl — this hunger to love other people into their… — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
“It is hard to be true to yourself because it is hard to be yourself.” — Jenny Hubbard Copy Share Image
Sloppy Firsts perfectly captures the turbulent roller-coaster ride that is being a teenager. This is an (at times) intimate, painfully honest peek… — Atoosa Rubenstein Copy Share Image
“There comes a time in a girl’s life where she finds her heart broken, what matters is not the boy who broke… — Kara Lee Hunter Copy Share Image
Michael Schultz's 'Cooley High' is a classic. Oftentimes, we don't get to see films about coming of age, especially for young African… — Salim Akil Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, when you were thinking about something, trying to understand it, it opened up in your head without you expecting it to,… — Roddy Doyle Copy Share Image
“From this point forward, you don’t even know how to quit in life.” ~ Aaron Lauritsen, ‘100 Days Drive” — Aaron Lauritsen Copy Share Image
“It seems like our town has closed down these days leading up to the funeral. Old people still sit on their porches… — Kimberly Willis Holt Copy Share Image
“Sunny, a silver boy of nine, daydreams of rescuing two princesses: “The princesses’ savior was a gallant knight. No! A prince! The… — Andri E. Elia Copy Share Image
“Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are holding you back. I’m going… — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
My coming of age was in the '70s. A lot of people look back on it as a grim decade, but I… — Boy George Copy Share Image
Coming of age in the 1960s, I heard the word 'fascist' all the time. College presidents were fascists; Vietnam War supporters were… — David Oshinsky Copy Share Image
“His smile is beautiful. It's the kind of smile that can take away all nervousness and tension in a room, no matter… — S. Elle Cameron Copy Share Image
“I felt calm well, maybe not calm but safe. For the first time during a Montana thunderstorm, I did feel safe.” — Wayne Edwards Copy Share Image
“I’ve lived for nothing and might soon die for less. My Life, Part One will be cancelled midway through the first season” — R.S. Gompertz Copy Share Image
“I tried to write a coming of age novel, but I wasn't deep enough to get past the third chapter.” — Rick Robinson Copy Share Image
I did a film when I was about 30; it's a coming of age story called 'Gas Food Lodging,' and I'm so… — Robert Knepper Copy Share Image
“What’s “ague?”‘ Raya asked. ‘Malaria.’ Oscar said. ‘Oh, great.’ ‘Hey, you want plague? They got that too.’ Raya ignored the cat.” — Sara Pascoe Copy Share Image
There's also some element of coming of age during the Reagan administration, which everybody has painted as some glorious time in America,… — John Cusack Copy Share Image
“Standing naked on the beach with all of my secrets between my legs, I look out into the water and up deep… — Jennifer Elisabeth Copy Share Image
“Cormag caught his hand and pulled him back until they were facing each other. “I think you're amazing,” he said, blurting the… — Elaine White Copy Share Image
