Adults Quote by Thomas Jefferson

He was one of those quite rare adults who communicate with small children fairly well and who love them all impartially--not in a sugary…

— Stephen King

“The adult chops down his childhood to help his grown-up self. The unsentimentality is appealing, don't you think?”

— Salman Rushdie

“He wasn’t an immature boy having conjured up an image of a perfect relationship. He was a grown man ready to accept responsibility for…

— Konstantina P

“As children inch their way into adolescence, the parent changes. He is an authority, a source of answers, and a chastising voice. Depending on…

— Nadia Hashimi

“It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas when the Great Creator was a child himself.”

— Charles Dickens

“He treats the person as if they were fully whole. We become what others expect us to be. Dad expected me to get better…

— Nathan Foster

“I’m his means of escape, and all his tests have been to ensure that I was capable of that. “Don’t be sullen,” he reprimands.…

— Adam Burch

“I did not care for the things that most people care about– making money, having a comfortable home, high military or civil rank, and…

— Socrates

“caught up in the exciting world of adults and their antics”

— Cathie Pelletier

“...Perhaps you didn't say much about him, mother, but Gerald said lots - dreadful things!' 'Yes,' said the Duchess, 'he said what he thought.…

— Dorothy L. Sayers

“When we were growing up, he was very critical. I was told things on a daily basis, like I was dumb and lazy.”

— Alcoholics Anonymous

“I had the best of times. I’m not the sort of chap who’s going to grovel on about what a stupid, callow fool he…

— Beatriz Williams