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"Growing up wasn’t so bad, as long as you did it with the right person."

—Monica Alexander, Searching for Neverland

"Most of our childhood is stored not in photos, but in certain biscuits, lights of day, smells, textures of carpet."

—Alain de Botton

"That is how you know you’ve left childhood behind—when you wish for time to go backward."

—Alice Hoffman, Here on Earth

"That’s what innocence is, you know. A blissful oblivion of what’s coming, of what you’ll lose and what you’ll gain, and what kind of person you’ll grow up to be."

—Laura Wiess, Leftovers

"Childhood feels so permanent, like it’s the entire world, and then one day it’s over and you’re shoveling wet dirt onto your father’s coffin, stunned at the impermanence of everything."

—Jonathan Tropper, This Is Where I Leave You

"We were innocent once. How could it have gone so bad?"

—Kim Harrison, Pale Demon

"Why were girls in such a hurry to grow up? She would never understand. Childhood was magical. Leaving it behind was a magnificent loss."

—Sarah Addison Allen, The Peach Keeper

"If there’s one thing every kid needs growing up, it’s a best friend. Someone you trust. Someone who trusts you. Someone you measure yourself against. You go through everything together. Important things. Stupid things. Things that matter. Things that don’t."

—The Wonder Years