327 Quotes About Adults

We want to be adults so bad, that one day we'll grow up and actually be them. And then wish we were kids again, because the adult life ain't no fucking joke." -Ridley's secret thoughts.

As an adult, be child-like as you learn but not child-ish as you live.

Magda looks at me as if I've gone mad. Or I've grown up. It's kind of the same thing.

We are not sure what we will become, only what we want to and don’t want to. We often become what we never thought we could, then we become fine with that.

Adulthood is within the mind and not in age.

And then I know I'm being a man, not just some kid who's upset and wants it his way.

Mr Freeman: "[...] When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time. You'd be shocked at how many adults are really dead inside - walking through their days with no idea who they are, just waiting for a heart attack or cancer or a Mack truck to come along and finish the job. It's the saddest thing I know.

I wanted to give you advice. Adults are always doing that; it's one of their occupational hazards.

Why did adults have to be so thick? They always say “tell the truth,” and when you do, they don’t believe you. What’s the point?