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Adult Quotes

When I was young and growing up in New York, my parents took me to children’s theater quite often - elaborate presentations of ‘Goldilocks’ and ‘Rapunzel’ for Upper East Side kids. As I grew older, they took me to adult theater, mostly musicals Picture Quote #1

For an adult, eating alone at McDonald’s is admitting a kind of defeat Picture Quote #1

The adult were once young.The young have not yet attained adulthood.The young must learn to appreciate the wisdom of elderly people and learn from their life experiences Picture Quote #1

Parental Alienation is an emotional act of violence that is aimed at an adult, but critically wounds a child Picture Quote #1

It is sentimentalism to assume that the teaching of life can always be fitted to the child’s interests, just as it is empty formalism to force the child to parrot the formulas of adult society. Interests can be created and stimulated Picture Quote #1

Some say it is the elements of hope and wonder in children’s books that make them special. But there are many dark young adult novels these days. Adults loved Harry Potter, though it was written for the young. In the end, it is probably up to the reader of any age to decide if this book is for him or her Picture Quote #1

I have no formal training as a writer at all, not even a single English class in college. However, my adult books are all science fiction, which has some similarities to YA Picture Quote #1

I understand that I have become a liability to the very institutions and policies to which I have dedicated my career and, indeed, my entire adult life Picture Quote #1

Much of my adult life has been spent fighting for equal opportunity, and the idea that I would support limiting opportunity for any segment of society, particularly women, is antithetical to who I am and what I have done Picture Quote #1

I called all adults by their first names, and my mum was just another adult. I was the firstborn of my generation in the family, but because I was so close to my parents in age, they treated me with a kind of adult respect. They talked to me as an equal Picture Quote #1

There’s a sort of sibling moratorium when you’re establishing yourself as an adult. So much of your energy has to be focused on other things like work and kids. But when people become more settled, siblings tend to regroup because now you’re building a new extended family Picture Quote #1

Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that’s all. I am not creating a game. I am in the game. The game is not for children, it is for me. It is for an adult who still has a character of a child Picture Quote #1

My mom sent me to regular high school because she wanted me to have that experience and not say that I missed out, but I didn’t like it at all. I’m more comfortable in the world that I’m in, I grew up in it so when I get around normal kids in regular high school I don’t know what to do. I feel more secure in an adult environment Picture Quote #1

I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk and Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I’ve been writing in both genres ever since Picture Quote #1

I guess that’s where faith comes in, the faith of a child to believe in Santa, the faith of an adult to believe in God, maybe faith is what makes something real? Maybe Rose had believed enough to create her own afterlife, maybe that’s the reward of faith Picture Quote #1

The principal event of my childhood was that no adult in my family would tell me who my father was Picture Quote #1

In my early teens, I acquired a kind of representative status: went on behalf of the family to wakes and funerals and so on. And I would be counted on as an adult contributor when it came to farm work - the hay in the summertime, for example Picture Quote #1

Many people’s unhappiness is rooted in the habitual role they play. While our family role may have made sense growing up, it often wreaks havoc in our adult lives Picture Quote #1

It’s kind of like family. I can’t say that we go out to lunch and to the movies every day with each other. Everyone’s fully grown adult women with lives Picture Quote #1

In family matters you can get over anything. That’s one thing you’ll learn as an adult. There’s a lot you have to learn which is a lot worse than that. You’d never think of forgiving a friend for some of the things your parents did to you. But with friends it’s different. Friends aren’t the roll of the dice Picture Quote #1

If you don’t get famous when you’re a kid, it makes the transition to adult actor easier Picture Quote #1

I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous 89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical part Picture Quote #1

I believe there is no part of our lives, our adult as well as child life, when we’re not fantasizing, but we prefer to relegate fantasy to children, as though it were some tomfoolery only fit for the immature minds of the young. Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do Picture Quote #1

As for genre, my adult books are usually filed under science fiction / fantasy, although some stores put them into romance, and few have stuck them into horror. I consider all my books a mix of steampunk and urban fantasy Picture Quote #1

I’ve learned... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult Picture Quote #1

In my town, I had only one adult American male role model: my father. I grew up taking it for granted that missionaries were what American boys grew up to be Picture Quote #1

One of the scary things is that, when you’re a kid, you look at your dad as the man who has no fear. When you’re an adult, you realize your father had fear, and that you have it, too Picture Quote #1

The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible Picture Quote #1

I did go through this period where girls would be mean and I had a lot of guy friends. But I’ve found as an adult the importance of having female and male friends Picture Quote #1

I don’t really see any barrier between teenage fiction and adult literature Picture Quote #1

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When I was young and growing up in New York, my parents took me to children’s theater quite often - elaborate presentations of ‘Goldilocks’ and ‘Rapunzel’ for Upper East Side kids. As I grew older, they took me to adult theater, mostly musicals. (Adult Quotes) For an adult, eating alone at McDonald’s is admitting a kind of defeat (Adult Quotes) The adult were once young.The young have not yet attained adulthood.The young must learn to appreciate the wisdom of elderly people and learn from their life experiences. (Adult Quotes) Parental Alienation is an emotional act of violence that is aimed at an adult, but critically wounds a child. (Adult Quotes) It is sentimentalism to assume that the teaching of life can always be fitted to the child’s interests, just as it is empty formalism to force the child to parrot the formulas of adult society. Interests can be created and stimulated. (Adult Quotes) Some say it is the elements of hope and wonder in children’s books that make them special. But there are many dark young adult novels these days. Adults loved Harry Potter, though it was written for the young. In the end, it is probably up to the reader of any age to decide if this book is for him or her. (Adult Quotes) I have no formal training as a writer at all, not even a single English class in college. However, my adult books are all science fiction, which has some similarities to YA. (Adult Quotes) I understand that I have become a liability to the very institutions and policies to which I have dedicated my career and, indeed, my entire adult life. (Adult Quotes) Much of my adult life has been spent fighting for equal opportunity, and the idea that I would support limiting opportunity for any segment of society, particularly women, is antithetical to who I am and what I have done. (Adult Quotes) I called all adults by their first names, and my mum was just another adult. I was the firstborn of my generation in the family, but because I was so close to my parents in age, they treated me with a kind of adult respect. They talked to me as an equal. (Adult Quotes) There’s a sort of sibling moratorium when you’re establishing yourself as an adult. So much of your energy has to be focused on other things like work and kids. But when people become more settled, siblings tend to regroup because now you’re building a new extended family. (Adult Quotes) Games are a trigger for adults to again become primitive, primal, as a way of thinking and remembering. An adult is a child who has more ethics and morals, that’s all. I am not creating a game. I am in the game. The game is not for children, it is for me. It is for an adult who still has a character of a child. (Adult Quotes) My mom sent me to regular high school because she wanted me to have that experience and not say that I missed out, but I didn’t like it at all. I’m more comfortable in the world that I’m in, I grew up in it so when I get around normal kids in regular high school I don’t know what to do. I feel more secure in an adult environment. (Adult Quotes) I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk and Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I’ve been writing in both genres ever since. (Adult Quotes) I guess that’s where faith comes in, the faith of a child to believe in Santa, the faith of an adult to believe in God, maybe faith is what makes something real? Maybe Rose had believed enough to create her own afterlife, maybe that’s the reward of faith... (Adult Quotes) The principal event of my childhood was that no adult in my family would tell me who my father was (Adult Quotes) In my early teens, I acquired a kind of representative status: went on behalf of the family to wakes and funerals and so on. And I would be counted on as an adult contributor when it came to farm work - the hay in the summertime, for example. (Adult Quotes) Many people’s unhappiness is rooted in the habitual role they play. While our family role may have made sense growing up, it often wreaks havoc in our adult lives. (Adult Quotes) It’s kind of like family. I can’t say that we go out to lunch and to the movies every day with each other. Everyone’s fully grown adult women with lives. (Adult Quotes) In family matters you can get over anything. That’s one thing you’ll learn as an adult. There’s a lot you have to learn which is a lot worse than that. You’d never think of forgiving a friend for some of the things your parents did to you. But with friends it’s different. Friends aren’t the roll of the dice. (Adult Quotes) If you don’t get famous when you’re a kid, it makes the transition to adult actor easier (Adult Quotes) I had one fight in my adult life. I had the famous 89 fight with Nicole, which she admits that she initiated the physical part. (Adult Quotes) I believe there is no part of our lives, our adult as well as child life, when we’re not fantasizing, but we prefer to relegate fantasy to children, as though it were some tomfoolery only fit for the immature minds of the young. Children do live in fantasy and reality; they move back and forth very easily in a way we no longer remember how to do. (Adult Quotes) As for genre, my adult books are usually filed under science fiction / fantasy, although some stores put them into romance, and few have stuck them into horror. I consider all my books a mix of steampunk and urban fantasy. (Adult Quotes) I’ve learned... That simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult. (Adult Quotes) In my town, I had only one adult American male role model: my father. I grew up taking it for granted that missionaries were what American boys grew up to be. (Adult Quotes) One of the scary things is that, when you’re a kid, you look at your dad as the man who has no fear. When you’re an adult, you realize your father had fear, and that you have it, too. (Adult Quotes) The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible. (Adult Quotes) I did go through this period where girls would be mean and I had a lot of guy friends. But I’ve found as an adult the importance of having female and male friends. (Adult Quotes) I don’t really see any barrier between teenage fiction and adult literature (Adult Quotes)

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