Adults Quote by John Irving

In one's youth, one has tremendous access to one's feelings. And as one gets older, some of those feelings kind of drift away. But…

— Nicole Krauss

I could be pretty volatile, especially when I didn't feel understood, which was 99 percent of the time. I do think that, as a…

— Jane Lynch

I remember my youth and the feeling that will never come back any more

— Joseph Conrad

Although emotionally delicate and eminently bruisable, teenagers are short on empathy. That comes later in life, if it comes at all.

— Stephen King

If you are filled with resentment, try letting that feeling come and then let that feeling go.

— A. J. Odudu

As a teenager, I ached to grow up even more than I dreaded to. I craved escape from my parents' impositions on what I…

— Lionel Shriver

I felt all the things that other teenagers felt. I was insecure in lots of ways, over-confident in others. I was very emotional. Excitable.

— Molly Ringwald

I never really had a teenage experience. I went from childhood to maturity, and in some ways, it short-circuited me emotionally.

— Robbie Robertson

Teens have a sensational narcissism and genuinely believe that their experiences are unique and can't be explained to adults. But we forgive them for…

— Stephanie Savage

Resentment always hurts you more than the person you resent.

— Rick Warren

I find it really offensive when people say that the emotional experiences of teenagers are less real or less important than those of adults.…

— John Green

A lot of us as adults haven't learned how to cope with our feelings, deal with our anger or work through the pain of…

— Marielle Heller