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> [“Perhaps that’s the first rule I will learn as an adult—that you can’t always get what you want. Zeen”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joelle-charbonneau/perhaps-that-s-the-first-rule-i-will-learn-as-an-adult-that-you-can-t/)

[Joelle Charbonneau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joelle-charbonneau/)

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> [“As John Bruer describes in The Myth of the First Three Years, nature has developed three ways for you to learn as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-o-clifton/as-john-bruer-describes-in-the-myth-of-the-first-three-years-nature/)

[Donald O. Clifton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-o-clifton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27e/donald-o-clifton-14648_nature_as-john-bruer-describes-in-the-myth-of-t_1188268.jpg)

> [“My little boy was no more and even though he'd come home for vacations, our relationship would never be quite the same.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sallyann-murphey/my-little-boy-was-no-more-and-even-though-he-d-come-home-for/)

[Sallyann Murphey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sallyann-murphey/)

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> [Mysterious though it is, the choice to actually learn as an adult and devote one's will consciously to growth and learning is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/mysterious-though-it-is-the-choice-to-actually-learn-as-an-adult-and/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f4/m-scott-peck-2-42209_choice_mysterious-though-it-is-the-choice-to-ac_2722055.jpg)

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