“We are old souls. As the majority of our interactions outside of school are with adults, we tend to be a little more mature than our peers and, as such, we act older than our age.”— Frank Bozzo, lifehack.org
“We prefer to avoid conflict. We didn’t grow up with a sibling to torment or to be tormented by and are therefore naturally averse to peer conflict.”— Frank Bozzo, lifehack.org
“You’re really comfortable by yourself. You don’t get people that say they hate being alone when you can happily have no human contact for a couple of days.”— Vicky Chandler, metro.co.uk
“It’s not your fault that your parents like buying you loads of Christmas presents to make up for the fact that they’ve left you sibling-less.”— Vicky Chandler, metro.co.uk
“Being an only child and losing both my parents at an early age, I have found that the friends I have made over the years are the people who help me get through life, good times and bad.”— Fannie Flagg, books.google.com
“He’s an only child and could never understand the delicate joys of sibling abuse.”— Cynthia Hand, amazon.com
“I haven't met loads of asshole only children. If you fill a room with all the assholes you know, I bet that most of them have siblings.”— Judy Greer, amazon.com
“There is an unfair responsibility that comes with being an only child - you grow up knowing you aren't allowed to disappoint, you're not even allowed to die.”— Gillian Flynn, amazon.com
“There is an unfair responsibility that comes with being an only child - you grow up knowing you aren't allowed to disappoint, you're not even allowed to die.”— Gillian Flynn, amazon.com