Quote by Kirsty Eagar

“There's always this build-up to your eighteenth, and when it finally comes around you realize it's just the day after you were seventeen.”

— Lola Jaye

“When you're seventeen, it's all about the now, not the after.”

— Jodi Picoult

“Adulthood is a wonderful thing, and brief. You must be sure to enjoy it while it lasts.”

— Marilynne Robinson

“Admittedly, I am only seventeen now. But some years are longer than others.”

— John Green

“I'm seventeen now, and sometimes I act like I'm about thirteen”

— J.D. Salinger

“Young as she is, the stuff / Of her life is a great cargo, and some of it heavy: / I wish her a lucky passage.”

— Richard Wilbur

“So, what do you know about life when you’re eighteen? The rest of your life is nothing but a bunch of big beautiful tomorrows.”

— Lauren Abrams

“Surprise! Adolescence is not an exciting adventure. It's actually very boring and lonelier than you could ever imagine.”

— Frank Warren

“And though I cannot honestly say I would ever turn my back on any luxury that I could come by, I do feel there…

— Dodie Smith

“I'm seventeen today and dressed for a party. But I can't move. I can't think, much less move. I can't breathe, much less think.…

— Hilary Thompson

“You move forward. You face up to your challenges. You don't retreat. You're young, and sometimes you'll wish you could. But don't.”

— Ellyn Bache

“I don’t really think any of us are women right when we turn eighteen, or even twenty-one for that matter. You have to live…

— Padma Lakshmi