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"Sometimes it seems as though not a moment has moved, but then you look up and you’re already old or you already have a household of kids or you look down and see your feet are miles and miles away from the rest of you—and you realize you’ve grown up."

—Jacqueline Woodson, Between Madison and Palmetto

"To grow up is to wonder about things; to be grown up is to slowly forget the things you wondered about as a child."

—Henning Mankell, When the Snow Fell

"All growing up means is that you realize no one will come along to fix things. No one will come along to save you."

—Elizabeth Scott, Love You Hate You Miss You

"She wanted to be irresponsible, she wanted to be looked after, to be told that she didn’t have to worry about a thing and that someone else would take care of everything. How easy life would be without having grown-up problems to worry about. And then she could grow up all over again."

—Cecelia Ahern, P.S. I Love You

"It’s funny, isn’t it? When you are young you just want to be old, and then later you wish you could go back to being a kid."

—Lauren Oliver, Before I Fall

"Things weren’t the same with us, not right away, and maybe not ever. We were growing up. We were still figuring out how to be in each other’s lives without being everything to each other."

—Jenny Han, We’ll Always Have Summer

"A best friend is someone you grow up with, a true friend is someone who helps you grow up."