#adult

Arrogance and Conceit are the mother and father of a closed mind. Charles Jennings, "Journey of the Chosen". ↗

— Richard Nance

#fantasy #science-fiction #young-adult #science

After they freeze me, you can just walk away. Mom and I won’t know, not for centuries, not till we wake up, and if you do decide to live instead of being frozen, we’ll be okay. ↗

— Beth Ravis

#young-adult #science

Would it be possible for me to see something from up there?" asked Milo politely. "You could," said Alec, "but only if you try very hard to look at things as an adult does." Milo tried as hard as he could, and, as he did, his feet floated slowly off the ground until he was standing in the air next to Alex Bings. He looked around very quickly and, an instant later, crashed back down to the earth again. "Interesting, wasn't it?" asked Alex. "Yes, it was," agreed Milo, rubbing his head and dusting himself off, "but I think I'll continue to see things as a child. It's not so far to fall. ↗

— Norton Juster

#childhood #perspective #childhood

I miss the Stella girls telling me what I am. That I'm sweet and placid and accommodating and loyal and nonthreatening and good to have around. And Mia. I want her to say, "Frankie, you're silly, you're lazy, you're talented, you're passionate, you're restrained, you're blossoming, you're contrary." I want to be an adjective again. But I'm a noun. A nothing. A nobody. A no one. ↗

— Melina Marchetta

#talent

No measure of time with you will be long enough. But let's start with forever. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#science-fiction-romance #teen-fiction #teens #young-adult #young-adult-fiction

It was at this time that I formed one of my own insights: it was strange how intelligent people, like Raffles, without being asked, freely spout off their insights and actually expect less intelligent people, like me, to be interested. ↗

— Tom Upton

#life #young-adult #intelligence

You are the most perfect girl I have ever laid eyes on, I exist to make you happy, it’s all I want out of life and I want to spend every day making your life as wonderful as you make mine. I truly truly love you.” Luke Nero, The Witchlings-Midnight curse ↗

— Amanda Turner

#love #teen-romance #life

When I write to please everybody, it falls flat. When I write what I know, fearlessly, It won't please everybody, but it doesn't fall flat. ↗

— Ronald P. Chavez

#history #love #mystery #nature #sex

In one hundred years people will still remember our kind of love; a love that knows no bounds—that surpasses all reason—and will never, never die. (Loving Lily Lavender) ↗

— DeAnna Kinney

#romance #love

Maybe we choose to stay in a constant state of ignorance as a protective instinct — maybe I was just in denial. I just don’t get how you can be completely in love with someone one day, and then all of a sudden you just aren’t. I will never forget that day...the day where I became numb. ↗

— Piper Caleb

#diary #eating-disorders #new-adult #psychology #love