Intimacy Quote by Karen Amanda Hooper

“The age of lost innocence varies for each person. Some lose it when they learn that their childhood fantasies are merely myth, while others…

— J.D. Stroube

Adolescence is usually typified by an unanswerable combination of innocence and insolence.

— Anonymous

“The components of innocence - security, a sense of wonder, and optimism- are not just throwaway by-products of the ignorance of youth.”

— Diane Medved

“Even innocence itself has many a wile, And will not dare to trust itself with truth, And love is taught hypocrisy from youth.”

— Lord Byron

“Hanging onto my virginity isn't such an accomplishment when innocence is taken in increments. Chunks of who I am are stolen right from underneath…

— Marata Eros

“Life has ways of getting under your skin, spoiling your fun with too much information. Youth is truly the happiest time where we roll…

— Mark Lawrence

I think that's the real loss of innocence: the first time you glimpse the boundaries that will limit your potential.

— Steve Toltz

Adolescence-is it the first time in life we discover that we have something terrible to hide from those who love us?

— John Irving

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

“Even the most damaged and disenchanted teenager was only waiting for someone to see the real persona beneath the defense and respond with genuine…

— Joan Frances Casey

“You can become unhinged and cut loose from the world. You can believe you are a permanent outsider. But the innocence of a child…

— Michael Connelly

“With kids, what you see is what you get. There's just truth in their innocence that we as adults have lost and will never…

— Michelle Figley