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Quote by Wilfrid Sheed

“The American male doesn't mature until he has exhausted all other possibilities.”

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Wilfrid Sheed was a British novelist born on December 27, 1930, and passed away on January 19, 2011. His works are known for their unique sense of humor and profound insights into the complexities of modern society. more

“Maturity is not equated with independence though it includes a certain capacity for independence...The independence of the mature person is simply that he does not collapse when he has to stand alone. It is not an independence of needs for other persons with whom to have relationship: that would not be desired by the mature.”

Needs Persons Doe Desire Certain Capacity Independence Maturity Mature Collapse Stand Alone Mature Person

Author:Nancy Chodorow

“To grow mature is to separate more distinctly, to connect more closely.”

Grows Separation Maturity Mature

Book:The Whole Difference: Selected Writings of Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Source: The Whole Difference: Selected Writings of Hugo von Hofmannsthal

“I used a lot of quotes when I was young. To make me sound mature, to make me feel like I wasn't the second-class entity that I'd always thought I was”

Feels Young Used Sound Class Maturity Mature Entity

Author:Gerard Jones

“Maturity is reached the day we don't need to be lied to about anything.”

Needs Maturity Lied

Book:The girl from Storyville

Source: The girl from Storyville

“Little boy, you remind me how so much depends of day made of now”

Littles Made Mother Boys Son Depends Little Boys Mother And Son

Author:Alison McGhee

“We'll be getting rid of these people here... First, Mr. Samir Naga... Naga... Naga... Not gonna work here anymore, anyway.”

People Firsts Office Office Space Space Movie

Author:Bob Porter

“The trouble with weather forecasting is that it's right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.”

Trouble Sea Rivers Fishes Snow Weather Boat Rely Lakes Fishing Rainy Rainy Day Forecasting Rainy Weather Groundhog Day Groundhogs Cool Weather Rain And Snow

Author:Patrick Young

“But whenever she thanks the givers for favors great and small, she thinks of the good little sister who gave her more than they all.”

Thinking Littles Favors Thanks Giver Sisterhood Little Sister

Book:Ballads for Little Folks

Source: Ballads for Little Folks

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