Adulthood is a myth. Let's all stay kids at heart.

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. Chili Davis

The trick is growing up without growing old. Casey Stengel

You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely. Ogden Nash

Part of adulthood is searching for the people who understand you. Hanya Yanagihara

Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things don't go well. Jim Rohn

Being an adult is the dumbest thing I have ever done.

Adulthood is not an age, but a stage of knowledge of self.

Adulthood is not an age, but a stage of knowledge of self. John Fowles

Adulthood was invented to repair the wounds of childhood.

Adulthood was invented to repair the wounds of childhood. Jonathan Safran Foer

Every time you have to speak, you are auditioning for leadership. James Humes

To be mature means to face, and not evade, every fresh crisis that comes. Fritz Kunkel

Adulthood is like looking both ways before you cross the street and then getting hit by an airplane.

One of the oddest things about being grown-up was looking at your parents and seeing them as people with their own problems. Jojo Moyes

Adulthood is accepting the responsibility of being oneself, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be. May Sarton

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. Tom Stoppard

Sometimes the hardest part of growing up is realizing your parents are growing old.

Sometimes the hardest part of growing up is realizing your parents are growing old.

The great challenge of adulthood is holding on to your idealism after you lose your innocence.

The great challenge of adulthood is holding on to your idealism after you lose your innocence. Bruce Springsteen

The day you realize you're not as young as you used to be is the day you start your journey to adulthood.

The day you realize you're not as young as you used to be is the day you start your journey to adulthood.

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