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> [“He was sad because he had grown up, and because the years passed like a river that no man could stop.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-farrell/he-was-sad-because-he-had-grown-up-and-because-the-years-passed-like/)

[James T. Farrell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-farrell/)

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> [“It struck her how sad it was that all of them had grown up on top of one another like small animals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-oliver/it-struck-her-how-sad-it-was-that-all-of-them-had-grown-up-on-top-of/)

[Lauren Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20c/lauren-oliver-109_friends_it-struck-her-how-sad-it-was-that-all-of_686577.jpg)

> [“It makes me sad that grown up books don’t have pictures in them. You’re brought up with them when you’re younger, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jen-campbell/it-makes-me-sad-that-grown-up-books-don-t-have-pictures-in-them-you/)

[Jen Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jen-campbell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddd/jen-campbell-17791_books_it-makes-me-sad-that-grown-up-books-don_1214533.jpg)

> [“It's okay to be sad. Everyone gets sad now and then. Even me." "But you're a grown-up." "Grown-ups get sad, too.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/it-s-okay-to-be-sad-everyone-gets-sad-now-and-then-even-me-but-you-re/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de5/nicholas-sparks-93_quote_it-s-okay-to-be-sad-everyone-gets-sad-no_1340897.jpg)

> [Hollywood is like a really sad, grown up version of high school where people get labeled as 'cool,' 'not cool,' 'jock,' 'bombshell,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zoe-kravitz/hollywood-is-like-a-really-sad-grown-up-version-of-high-school-where/)

[Zoe Kravitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zoe-kravitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/zoe-kravitz-4291_caste_hollywood-is-like-a-really-sad-grown-up_2506940.png)

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