Naomi Alderman Quotes

I didn't lead a very wise life, myself, but it was a full one and a grown-up one. You come of age very quickly through shipwreck and disaster.

Growing up is all about getting hurt. And then getting over it. You hurt. You recover. You move on. Odds are pretty good you're just going to get hurt again. But each time, you learn something.

A lot of people struggle in their younger years, and I think people can relate to that.

I went through a lot, but as I went through it, I learned from the situations.

You have to go through the lows to go through the highs as well. It's something that's made me into a man.

Growing up is all about getting hurt. And then getting over it. You hurt. You recover. You move on. Odds are pretty good you're just going to get hurt again. But each time, you learn something. Each time you come out of it a little stronger, and at some point you realize there are more flavors of pain than coffee. Pain does two things: it teaches you, tells you that you're alive. Then it passes away and leaves you changed. And everything that will ever happen to you in life is going to involve it in one way or another.

You deal. You survive. You grow up and you build a career. And you remember these big/little hardships. They make you human.

I've experienced a lot for someone my age that a lot of people will be able to relate to.

Deliverance is about what I went through the first time. And I chalk it up as a learning experience.

My advice would be not to write until after 35. You need some experience, and for life to knock you about a bit. Growing up is so hard you probably won't have much emotion to spare anyway.

Every bad thing that's happened to me has defined me, has shaped, has moulded me.

You don't get anywhere unless you've had a little bit of a complicated life.

I've seen a lot in my life. I've seen a lot of winning. I've seen a lot of testing times. I think when you're tested, you really find out what you're made of, OK?

It was a great experience for me - the ups and downs - because I became a man in Philadelphia.

When I look back on my childhood, I wonder how I survived at all.

I think without struggle, you can't grow as a person - I think you need that in your life.

Getting injured is a massive setback. When you look back at it, it makes you a better and a stronger person today, but at the time, it's hard to deal with.

I overcame a lot of things, growing up, as everyone does.

It definitely toughens you up. It makes you mature from a young age, living away from home.

Every teenager, I think, thinks it's the end of the world whenever anything happens, and it's not. You'll get through it. Life will be much more interesting and will certainly be broader when you're older.

Struggle teaches you a lot of things, and I am happy that I witnessed a roller coaster ride. The journey has improved me as a person and made me more mature.

With the way my career has gone, I've had ups and downs, and I'm thankful for going through what I've gone through because now I'm a stronger person.

Because of how much I've gone through, I want to say I'm more wise than my age.

I grew up very quickly because of the difficulties and responsibilities that I have always had.

If I take back any of the bumps, bruises or scrapes I've been through. I wouldn't be the same person.