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“She insisted that they focus their energies on raising a little girl who was, by nature, a tangle of mischief and motion and curiosity.”

Book:The Girl Who Drank the Moon

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon

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Kelly Barnhill

Kelly Barnhill is a talented author born in 1973. Her works are known for their imaginative storytelling and emotional depth. more

“I occasionally find myself aching for the infant and toddler I’d once known and loved. She’s been replaced now with a little girl who has opinions about her hair, asks her mom to paint her nails, and will soon be spending most of her day at school, under the care of a teacher I have yet to meet. These days, I find myself wishing I could turn back the clock so I could more fully experience London’s first five years: I’d work fewer hours, spend more time playing on the floor with her, and share her wonder as she focuses on the flight path of butterflies. I want London to know how much joy she has added to my life and to tell her that I have done the best I could. I want her to understand that even though her mother has always been with her, I have loved her as much as any father could possibly love a daughter. Why, then, I sometimes wonder, do I feel as if that’s not enough?”

Children Growing Up Unconditional Love

Book:Two by Two

Source: Two by Two

“Growing up is not synonymous with maturing. Becoming an adult is a matter of age, not maturity. Being an adult does not ensure “adult behavior.” Adult behavior is a cultivated choice and a ongoing practice. There are too many so-called adults who are nothing more than “grown up” disempowered children living under the guise of maturity.”

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Author:Markus William Kasunich

“Old people were forever telling her that they had been young once, but it was always hard for her to imagine. Especially when it seemed that they had forgotten what it was really like to be young. They usually spoke in terms of carefree swanning about without obligations, seeming to forget all the rules, the confusion, and the sheer frustration of trying to make sense of adults.”

Young Growing Up Youth Adulthood Misunderstood Youth

Book:THEM THAT ASK NO QUESTIONS: A Sussex Steampunk Tale

Source: THEM THAT ASK NO QUESTIONS: A Sussex Steampunk Tale

“I had so much to learn back then. I thought that being a man meant putting yourself first and bullying others into following you, no matter what the cost. Now I understand that being a man means taking responsibility, and taking charge as a leader, so that others will follow you of their own volition. --Mars from The Little Light”

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Book:The Little Light

Source: The Little Light

“The thing with kids in, if they want to grab the gold ring, you have to let them do it, and not say anything or do anything. If they fall off they fall off, but it's bad if you say anything to them.”

Life Children Kids Life Lessons Growing Up

Author:JD Salinger

“Was it the day you realized your parents aren’t perfect? When you got your first long trousers? Going to school? Saying hello? Saying goodbye? Your heart opens? It breaks? It heals? It breaks again? Which is it?”

Growing Up

Book:Peter and Alice

Source: Peter and Alice

“I had left the cellar filled with ardent hope. A child had died there. She began life again as an adult. I wanted someone else to be glad I was alive. But men were interested in no one but themselves, and the sun caressed my thin arms and pale face with as much indifference as if I had been a blade of grass.”

War Growing Up

Book:I Am Fifteen—and I Don't Want to Die

Source: I Am Fifteen—and I Don't Want to Die

“The most beautiful part of your body is where it’s headed. & remember, loneliness is still time spent with the world.”

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Author:Ocean Vuong

“I'm starting to think I'll never be a woman. Or worst of all, I've actually been one all along.”

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Book:Dear Universe

Source: Dear Universe

“Adults have their swords and make their wars. Kids are supposed to...play. We’re not supposed to have cares.” She looked at him, though her eyes were still looking into some distance. “I’m afraid I might be growing up. Why else do I feel like I don’t want to be an adult, but I’m no longer a child?”

Growing Up Childhood Adulthood

Book:Lost

Source: Lost

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