Best Grownups Sayings

80 Grownups quotes by 72 unique authors

My daughter is seven, and some of the other second-grade parents complain that their children don't read for pleasure. When I visit their homes, the… — Anne Fadiman
We can surely no longer pretend that our children are growing up into a peaceful, secure, and civilized world. We've come to the point where… — Madeleine L'Engle
I began feeling the way I imagine an actor or athlete must feel when, after years of commitment to a particular dream...he realizes that he's… — Barack Obama
Sometimes you have to trust grownups, perhaps more so when they are not there to actually supervise you. — Scarlett Thomas
Dave couldn't remember the last time a grownup had apologized to him. — Andrew Clements
Kids are perfect people till grownups get their hands on them. — John Irving
Sometimes I think he’s the kind of friend that grownups call a ‘fair-weather friend.’ That means when everything’s going smoothly, he’s the best friend a… — Barbara Park
The most striking difference between little ones and grownups is that little ones cannot worry, and they cannot worry because they have no past and… — Maria von Trapp
People think that children don't know anything. It's enough to make you wonder if grownups were ever children once upon a time. — Muriel Barbery
The Lord of the Rings' is fundamentally an infantile work. Tolkien is not interested in the way grownup, adult human beings interact with each other.… — Philip Pullman
Next time I’ll just send the three of you e-mails. What was I thinking when I decided to have this meeting? (Acheron) Oh, I know.… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Eddie discovered one of his childhood's great truths. Grownups are the real monsters, he thought. — Stephen King
One foot in front of the other, wasn't that the grownup way of solving problems? Surely he ought to be a grownup at his age. — Lois McMaster Bujold
Archie became absolutely still, afraid that the rapid beating of his heart might betray his sudden knowledge, the proof of what he'd always suspected, not… — Robert Cormier
Aren't you frightened?" Somehow I expected her to say no, to say something wise like a grownup would, or to explain that we can't presume… — Nicholas Sparks
What if there were no grownups? Suppose the whole idea of grownups was an illusion? What if their money was really just playground marbles, their… — Stephen King
This is our island. It's a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us we'll have fun. — William Golding
She was not a slowpoke grownup. She was a girl who could not wait. Life was so interesting she had to find out what happened… — Beverly Cleary
The young woman was crying, in the way that grownups cry, keeping it inside as much as they can, and hating it when it still… — Neil Gaiman
If it's not good enough for adults, it's not good enough for children. If a book that is going to be marketed for children does… — Madeleine L'Engle
Kaoru: Grownups are so tiresome. They fake their smiles all day long and they try to force us to do the same. It's no fun… — Bisco Hatori
Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of… — Unknown Author
I think that it is expansive for the mind, for the fantasy of children and grownups alike, to understand that the world is huge. There… — Jessye Norman
I thought acting was what grownups did. It was such a part of my childhood. I was already in love with performing before I knew… — Katherine Waterston
I shall produce nothing that will offend the proprieties, whether applied to children or grownups. My pictures are turned out with clean hands and, therefore,… — Fatty Arbuckle

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