#mature

Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young. ↗

— W. Somerset Maugham

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It is not the young people that degenerate; they are not spoiled till those of mature age are already sunk into corruption. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

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The best books of our times have included the three mature volumes of Philip Larkin. They're very short books of poems, and very carefully arranged. ↗

— Robert Morgan

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You can only be young once. But you can always be immature. ↗

— Dave Barry

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One should mature over 20 years. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#over #should #years

The American male doesn't mature until he has exhausted all other possibilities. ↗

— Wilfrid Sheed

#exhausted #male #mature #other #possibilities

I'd say that after my father passed my writing changed, it went deeper. Most would say 'matured' but I don't think I'd use that word in relation to my progress. I think 'change' is a little more accurate. ↗

— Rick Springfield

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I worked regularly from very early on, and some of it was probably a bit premature. ↗

— Julia Stiles

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One second she’s all timid, and then reeoowr! Hellcat. ↗

— Carrie Butler

#crossover-fiction #mark-of-nexus #mature-ya #new-adult #paranormal

My hopes for pie died on the sidewalk. There went my grin. ↗

— Carrie Butler

#crossover-fiction #mark-of-nexus #mature-ya #new-adult #paranormal