“ When you are a grown up your brothers become your neighbors and your unconditional brotherhood become your conditional neighborhood. Amit Kalantri
“ She used to be so frightened when they were young. Like a pale little ghost, slipping into the shadows, hiding from their vicious elders, trying not to be noticed.He'd saved her once. Swept her away l… Elizabeth Hoyt
“ She really was pretty, for a grown-up, but when you are seven, beauty is an abstraction, not an imperative. Neil Gaiman
“ One of the things I enjoy about being young is learning from my elders without them giving direct advise. Unarine Ramaru
“ Stop thinking like Alice in Wonderland, Celia told herself sternly. You're a grown-up, it's no use shutting your eyes, wishing things would happen Maeve Binchy
“ He wants to be grown-up. How different dreams can be! Nature will soon grant your wish. Cornelia Funke
“ Remember, it’s still a mystery to be an adult. If you knew it all before eighteen, you’d have nothing to look forward to. Besides, to be wise and eighteen is as possible as catching lightning in a bot… Carew Papritz
“ I have always loved fairy tales, even now at the age when I am supposed to be too grown up and cynical for them. Claire Wong
“ It's like I'm dreaming of the imaginary friend Katie and I had when we were little. She'd been so real to us as kids. We each remembered Anna, that's what we'd called her, just like we remembered bits… Beatrice Rose Roberts
“ Those were the people who made her something, and without them she was different. She'd held on to them and to that old self tenaciously, though. She clung to it, celebrated it, worshipped it even, in… Ann Brashares
“ I appricated that Nell was talking to me like a grown-up, but I had no idea what she meant. Still, I could see that the words flowed together like water over a riverbed. Silas House
“ Kids are naturally curious about the world around them. Everything is fascinating and holds their attention as they explore their new surroundings. Adults however, have grown up hearing the word ‘no’,… James A. Murphy
