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Growing up19 quotes
Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day, you’re in diapers; next day, you’re gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a town, a house…like a lot of other houses; a yard like a lot of other yards; on a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is…after all these years, I still look back…with wonder. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1993Are you there God? It's me, Margaret. I just told my mother I want a bra. Please help me grow God. You know where. — Judy Blume · 1970When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. — Apostle Paul · 55When you grow up, your heart dies. — Allison Reynolds · 1985A dragon lives forever,
But not so, little boys
Painted wings and giants' rings
Make way for other toys. — Peter, Paul and Mary · 1963Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday, you will be a real boy. — The Blue Fairy · 1940All 19 quotes →Loss of innocence3 quotes
When you grow up, your heart dies. — Allison Reynolds · 1985A dragon lives forever,
But not so, little boys
Painted wings and giants' rings
Make way for other toys. — Peter, Paul and Mary · 1963Peter, I can't come with you. I've forgotten how to fly. I'm old, Peter. Ever so much more than twenty. I grew up a long time ago. — Granny Wendy · 1991Authenticity2 quotes
Honey, all you have to be by the time you're 23 is yourself. — Troy Dyer · 1994She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world. — Kate Chopin · 1899Childhood2 quotes
Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day, you’re in diapers; next day, you’re gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a town, a house…like a lot of other houses; a yard like a lot of other yards; on a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is…after all these years, I still look back…with wonder. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1993There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in. — Graham Greene · 1940Adolescence1 quote
Are you there God? It's me, Margaret. I just told my mother I want a bra. Please help me grow God. You know where. — Judy Blume · 1970Aging1 quote
You're getting on. You're pushing 30, slugger. You know, it's time to think about getting some ambition. — Charley Malloy · 1954Being a man1 quote
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. — Apostle Paul · 55Being oneself1 quote
Honey, all you have to be by the time you're 23 is yourself. — Troy Dyer · 1994Emotions1 quote
As you pass from the tender years of youth into harsh and embittered manhood, make sure you take with you on your journey all the human emotions! Don't leave them on the road, for you will not pick them up afterwards! — Nikolai Gogol · 1842Formation of character1 quote
Prove yourself brave, truthful, and unselfish, and someday, you will be a real boy. — The Blue Fairy · 1940Looking back1 quote
Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day, you’re in diapers; next day, you’re gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a town, a house…like a lot of other houses; a yard like a lot of other yards; on a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is…after all these years, I still look back…with wonder. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1993Maturity1 quote
When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. — Apostle Paul · 55Parents and children1 quote
My God, are we gonna be like our parents? — Andrew Clark · 1985Passage of time1 quote
Growing up happens in a heartbeat. One day, you’re in diapers; next day, you’re gone. But the memories of childhood stay with you for the long haul. I remember a place, a town, a house…like a lot of other houses; a yard like a lot of other yards; on a street like a lot of other streets. And the thing is…after all these years, I still look back…with wonder. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1993Self-discovery1 quote
She was becoming herself and daily casting aside that fictitious self which we assume like a garment with which to appear before the world. — Kate Chopin · 1899Taking responsibility1 quote
You're getting on. You're pushing 30, slugger. You know, it's time to think about getting some ambition. — Charley Malloy · 1954Teenagers1 quote
I'm sixteen years old. I'm not a child anymore. — Ariel · 1989The human condition1 quote
Men and women suffer alone, over the choices they've made. And young boys, full of confusion... Full of fear... Full of love and courage... Grow up stealthily in their sleep. — Narrator (Adult Kevin Arnold) · 1988