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“If cynicism is inevitable as one ages, so is the yearning for innocence. To children heaven is being an adult, and to adults heaven is being children again.”

Ifs Children Age Heaven Adults Aging Innocence Inevitable Yearning Cynicism

Book:Deep Play

Source: Deep Play

“Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.”

Inspirational Age Belief Growing Up Mines Adults Aging Disguise Cat Eye

Book:Cat's Eye

Source: Cat's Eye

“When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.”

Source: The Name of the Wind: The Kingkiller Chonicle:

“I always think that I’m still this 13-year old boy that doesn’t really know how to be an adult, pretending to live my life, taking notes for when I’ll really have to do it.”

Thinking Knows Years Stills Boys Know How Adults Aging Notes Pretending Living My Life

Author:Richard Linklater

“You spend 90% of your adult life hoping for a long rest and the last 10% trying to convince the Lord that you're actually not that tired.”

Trying Long Age Lasts Lord Adults Tired Aging Convince

Author:Robert Breault

“We do not change as we grow up. The difference between the child and the adult is that the former doesn't know who he is and the latter does.”

Knows Children Doe Grows Differences Growing Up Learning Adults Aging Former Latter

Author:W. H. Auden