13 Quotes About Coming Of Age Novel

Growing up is a time of change. We learn to accept things we were previously uncomfortable with, and we learn to let go of the things we once enjoyed. Sometimes we find ourselves forced to make changes we don’t want to make, and sometimes we make them on our own. Regardless, the process is always difficult and sometimes painful Read more

Whether you’re coming-of-age in a regular way or as part of a traditional society, these quotes about growing up from those who have been there will help you face your own challenges with courage and grace.

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The memories were strange clingy things like burrs knotted in his hair. He could choose to let them be, he only felt them when he pulled them, and he could pretend they weren't there like positioning his head on a pillow so as not to notice the lumps against his scalp. But amidst the commotion of the parade–a strange cocoon–he recalled things sharply. He had a part in Dam leaving the palace, and ever since that point, his best friend was headed down a dangerous path. . Andrew J. Peters
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When you touch a man's body, he will enjoy the moment, when you touch a man's heart he will remember it forever. Dixie Waters
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Dear Diary: I have a confession to make: I’ve become a total idiot over French pastries. They’re my new favorite food. My new-found edible souvenir. My new favorite sin. Dunkin Donuts is so yesterday. Kimberley Montpetit
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I think I knew from the first moment I met her, she would be the one to replace me. I didn't think it would happen that fast, but it did. Megan Duke
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It was late morning when he woke and found the telephone beside his bed in the hotel tolling frantically, and remembered that he had left word to be called at eleven. Sloane was snoring heavily, his clothes in a pile by his bed. They dressed and ate breakfast in silence, and then sauntered out to get some air. Amory's mind was working slowly, trying to assimilate what had happened and separate from the chaotic imagery that stacked his memory the bare shreds of truth. If the morning had been cold and gray he could have grasped the reins of the past in an instant, but it was one of those days that New York gets sometimes in May, when the air of Fifth Avenue is a soft, light wine. How much or how little Sloane remembered Amory did not care to know; he apparently had none of the nervous tension that was gripping Amory and forcing his mind back and forth like a shrieking saw. F. Scott Fitzgerald
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When we became teenagers boredom grew like a moth in a cocoon fighting to escape, and the peace created by our parents became a prison. We sought excitement and adventure. We sought anything but the sinless, pure, and average of the faux idyllic. Scott Thompson
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I see the same sky above me, the same stars and moon, but nothing will ever be the same for me, because I love you.” Whoever said love was grand evidently had never been in love. Unknown
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True love is what makes life worth living. Unknown
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All our good and bad memories–they were like our B-side diaries. They were like those songs on old dusty punk albums that no one listened to anymore. Brian Joyce
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I'm going to turn my life around. Make a complete three sixty."" Don't you mean one eighty?" he corrected. "If you do that, you'll end up right back where you started."" Maybe. But at least I'll have a chance of coming out of it a different person - a better version of me. Megan Duke
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She might have been there for you in the aftermath, but I was there when everything came crashing down. Megan Duke
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Congratulations, " she said. "You win. Megan Duke