“You know, I tell ya, I gotta say that I'm enjoying adulthood. For a lot of reasons. And, I'll tell you reason number one: as an adult, if I want a cookie, I have a cookie, okay? I have three cookies or four cookies, or eleven cookies if I want. Many times I will intentionally ruin my entire appetite…”— Larry Charles, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com
“One of the problems in life is that when you're a kid, you have a certain way of working out disagreements...and those laws do not work in the adult world.”— Matt Goldman, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com
“I think one of the defining moments of adulthood is the realization that nobody's going to take care of you. That you have to do the heavy lifting while you're here. And when you don't, well, you suffer the consequences.”— Adam Savage, techland.time.com
“Past twenty, not yet thirty In between, right there When I’m not a kid or an adult When I’m just me I shine the brightest So don’t get scared when darkness comes”— IU, G-Dragon, open.spotify.com
“How do you become an adult in a society that doesn't ask for sacrifice?”— Sebastian Junger, amazon.com
“As a child I assumed that when I reached adulthood, I would have grown-up thoughts.”— David Sedaris, amazon.com
“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.”— Patrick Rothfuss, amazon.com
“I thought being an adult meant knowing what you believe, but that has not been my experience.”— John Green, amazon.com
“Adulthood is wanting to cry for 4 days straight but not having the time.”— Satanstrousers, satanstrousers.tumblr.com
“It seems to me that the years between eighteen and twenty-eight are the hardest, psychologically. It’s then you realize this is make or break, you no longer have the excuse of youth, and it is time to become an adult – but you are not ready.”— Helen Mirrin, amazon.com
“We think we understand the rules when we become adults, but what we really experience is a narrowing of the imagination.”— David Lynch, thecityofabsurdity.com
“What horrifies me most is the idea of being useless: well-educated, brilliantly promising, and fading out into an indifferent middle age.”— Sylvia Plath, amazon.com
“It seems to me that the years between eighteen and twenty-eight are the hardest, psychologically. It’s then you realize this is make or break, you no longer have the excuse of youth, and it is time to become an adult – but you are not ready.”— Helen Mirren, amazon.com
“Relax. You will become an adult. You will figure out your career. You will find someone who loves you. You have a whole lifetime; time takes time. The only way to fail at life is to abstain.”— Johanna de Silentio, goodreads.com
“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.”— Patrick Rothfuss, amazon.com
“We are not born feeling inadequate. Life experiences and emotions create that sense within us in a variety of creative ways. For example, when we were little and we felt afraid or anxious, our mind told us something was wrong with us, not with our environment. That's why children who were abused or…”— Hilary Jacobs Hendel, hilaryjacobshendel.com
“Relax. You will become an adult. You will figure out your career. You will find someone who loves you. You have a whole lifetime; time takes time. The only way to fail at life is to abstain.”— Chrissy Stockton, amazon.com
“You’re not really an adult at all. You’re just a tall child holding a beer, having a conversation you don’t understand.”— Dylan Moran, en.wikiquote.org