Clifton Fadiman Quotes

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

Age is an accumulation of life and loss. Adulthood is a series of lines crossed.

I used to be a child. It came naturally to me. I was an adult for a time, too. That came less naturally.

One doesn't remain a teenager forever.

Alex like groweth up, Oh Yes.

But I'm warning you, we're growing up.

Maturity is only a short break in adolescence.

Your traditions change from when you a child to when you become an adult.

I'm not scared of growing up, but it just happens, doesn't it?

I kicked college nostalgia in my late 20s. As much as I loved college and treasure the memories, I no longer want to go back.

I think aging and maturing is really interesting, and it's a shame that Americans are so panicky and paranoid about it.

We all have to grow up some time.

You can't be a 25-year-old forever.

Youth is a malady of which one becomes cured a little every day.

What is the use of being a little boy if you are growing up to be a man.

I'm older than I was before when I was young.

Growing old is compulsory - growing up is optional.

I hate that everyone calls it growing up, but it seems like DYING.

To be young, really young, takes a very long time.

As you get older, you change certain things.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

For me, the end of childhood came when the number of candles on my birthday cake no longer reflected my age, around 19 or 20. From then on, each candle came to represent an entire decade.

Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to.

I think growing up is difficult and it's a process that I'm always interested in, with kids and adults, they are often on two different universes.

Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It's more often a succession of jerks.