#adult

A lot of people have no idea that right now Y.A. (young adult). is the Garden of Eden of literature. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#eden #garden #idea #literature #lot

Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

#age #am #another #belief #disguise

Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young. ↗

— Martha Beck

#assume #children #feel #old #responsibilities

This will be the greatest discovery since the extinction of dinosaurs.” “Assuming dinosaurs did exist, that is,” Derkein said. Alex shook her head. “Couldn’t just let me have this moment, could you? ↗

— Alecia Stone

#teen-fiction #young-adult-fantasy #teen

Careful," he smiled, "I'm lethal. ↗

— Nely Cab

#romance-novels #teens #young-adult #teen

You can only chase a butterfly for so long. ↗

— Jane Yolen

#butterfly #chase #culloden #historical-fiction #jane-yolen

The body grows slowly and steadily but the soul grows by leaps and bounds. It may come to its full stature in an hour. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#growth #soul #growth

I had no weapons. No plan. Nothing but my blood and my hands. They were coming, and there were more of them than I'd realized. ↗

— Jennifer Lynn Barnes

#young-adult-urban-fantasy #urban-fantasy

You're a very pretty girl...Did you know? Once upon a time, I had a pretty, pretty boy.' She reached forward and touched my cheek with one manicured hand. ↗

— Jennifer Lynn Barnes

#young-adult-urban-fantasy #urban-fantasy

The problem was that there was no treatment. No cure. There was nothing that...any medical professional could do. If I'd been fully human, I would have been a dead girl walking.... ↗

— Jennifer Lynn Barnes

#young-adult-urban-fantasy #urban-fantasy