Quote by Helen Grant

“I was starting to realize how much the presence of a child could make adults act more like adults.”

— Karen White

“Remember, it's still a mystery to be an adult. If you knew it all before eighteen, you'd have nothing to look forward to.”

— Carew Papritz

“You know what the worst thing about adults is? ...They're not always adults. But that's what I like about them.”

— Benjamin Alire Sáenz

“When one came to know them it was surprising how childish grown people could be.”

— Rumer Godden

“Becoming an adult is all about accepting that you didn't know anything when you were a kid.”

— Andrew Sturm

“I think being an adult must be confusing as hell.”

— Kwame Alexander

“I didn't particularly feel like explaining myself to eighteen bewildered people.”

— Shannon A. Thompson

“Adults are good at pretending to have things figured out, but we rarely do.”

— Toby Neighbors

“could remember what it was like to be four, thinking that the adults were in control. When you became an adult yourself, it became…

— Anni Taylor

“Their youngness is terrifying. How could I have put myself into the hands of such inexperience?”

— Margaret Atwood

“Perhaps I lost sight of my dreams when I became an adult and resigned myself to acting the way adults were supposed to act.”

— Robin Sharma

“Children understand...things far better. Adults always make things so complicated.”

— Cecelia Ahern