I didn't want to be different. I longed to be everything grownups wanted, so they would love me. I followed all their… — Leslie Feinberg Copy Share Image
There is the myth that writing books for children is easier than writing books for grownups, whereas we know that truly great… — Michael Morpurgo Copy Share Image
She was not a slowpoke grownup. She was a girl who could not wait. Life was so interesting she had to find… — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
My daughter is seven, and some of the other second-grade parents complain that their children don't read for pleasure. When I visit… — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
“You wanted to be treated like grown-ups? Well, that includes both the good and the bad.” — Ally Carter Copy Share Image
Children are far more interesting to work with than grownups. They're incredibly honest. They'll tell you exactly what they think. — Tim Sample Copy Share Image
Integrity is not something that grownups have and adolescents can aspire to. Integrity is something that all of us, at all ages,… — Harold S. Kushner Copy Share Image
The moment you decide that you're a grownup now, and therefore must put away foolish things like staying out all night or… — Cynthia Heimel Copy Share Image
Children hold spring so tightly in their brown fists-just as grownups, who are less sure of it, hold it in their hearts. — E. B. White Copy Share Image
I thought acting was what grownups did. It was such a part of my childhood. I was already in love with performing… — Katherine Waterston Copy Share Image
The last jobs I had were fixing cars and covering football games for a local access tv station. As in driving the… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
I've made music for grownups most of my life as a singer/songwriter - often with my band, Nine Stories - recorded many… — Lisa Loeb Copy Share Image
“Adults who use big words in order to seem intelligent are annoying, especially those who are not intelligent.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
I make movies for grownups. When Hollywood starts making them again, I'll start acting in them again. — Lee Remick Copy Share Image
It's naive and even irresponsible for a grownup today to get her or his information about foreign policy and war and peace… — Daniel Ellsberg Copy Share Image
Sometimes you have to trust grownups, perhaps more so when they are not there to actually supervise you. — Scarlett Thomas Copy Share Image
There was a point when comics were considered to be mainly of interest to kids, and it was decided that kids could… — J. Michael Straczynski Copy Share Image
Naivete in grownups is often charming; but when coupled with vanity it is indistinguishable from stupidity. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
When I was very young every grownup was a hero. It's been all downhill since then, and I have only two left. — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
Civilized people can talk about anything. For them no subject is taboo.... In civilized societies there will be no intellectual bogeys at… — Clive Bell Copy Share Image
As a kid, I really did want to hang out with the grownups, so it was hanging out with the hippest grownups… — Harry Shearer Copy Share Image
We can surely no longer pretend that our children are growing up into a peaceful, secure, and civilized world. We've come to… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
