"The principal event of my childhood was that……" — John Irving

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• Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
• Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized. — Margaret Atwood
• I grew up in a family that was multifaceted, sexually oriented, and pretty much open to everything. And because I… — Drew Barrymore
• I was raised on government cheese. As an adult, in my first marriage, my husband and I worked real hard… — Roseanne Barr
• When you're young, you're always wondering when you're actually going to feel like a grownup. And I think you probably… — Drew Barrymore
• If you want your kids to listen to you, don't yell at them. Whisper. Make them lean in. My kids… — Mario Batali
• There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the… — Jean Baudrillard
• What is an adult? A child blown up by age. — Simone de Beauvoir
• The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times. — Martha Beck
• Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young. — Martha Beck
• Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise… — Martha Beck
• An Adult faith does not follow the waves of fashion and the latest novelties. — Pope Benedict XVI

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