Quote by Lucia Berlin

“For two years, I haven’t given anyone the time of day. Now, here I am, day one into our new life, and I’m ready…

— K.A. Tucker

“It takes a very long time to become young.”

— Pablo Picasso

“Wait till you’ve washed and scrubbed for a man for ten or twelve years.”

— Christina Stead

“I’ve been washing stairs my whole life. One day after the other. Since I was five years old. I’ve never complained. Shame on you.…

— Steen Langstrup

“But there's nothing like your first {child}. They grow up so fast.”

— Garth Stein

“Child, the more you want to hurry life up, the slower it gets.”

— Allan Stratton

“A week is a long time in the life of a child.”

— Maxwell Grantly

“Maybe I grew up too fast, maybe that's my trouble. I feel so lost out here...hung up between two worlds; half-kid and half-adult, half-boy…

— Ann Bannon

“I know very few people who have grown all the way up. The best most of us can do is manage intermittent maturity.”

— Daniel Menaker

“Just like this, the kids we raised slowly start growing up and away from us. We have to gradually let go of their hands…

— Keiko Tobe

“Father clears his throat. “Losing my son made me realize how precious little time I have left with you. I know this is not…

— S.G. Blaise

“It takes time for people to grow.”

— Keiko Tobe