Quote

I'm 48 years old, not a kid anymore by any definition, but here is a universal truth that every adult at some point will realize: We are all always 17 years old, waiting for our lives to begin.

— Harlan Coben

Sentiment: POSITIVE

←Previous Next→

✓Similar Perspectives

I don't think I really realized what being an adult and being a real grownup was until I was at least twenty-eight.

— Jodie Sweetin

I guess I can be surprised I'm alive. I'm taking a little better care of myself than when I was a young person. My father died when he was 63. My mother made it to 74. My grandparents, God, they were dropping like flies.

— Loudon Wainwright III

There's slowly been a kind of shift in how we think about childhood. It's like childhood almost extends to 20 or 22 even after the end of college. When I was growing up, there was this expectation that you were on your own now.

— Joe Meno

When I was 20, I thought I was 30 - but I was so far from it. When you're young, you want everything to happen now. As you mature, you can look back and see all the great things you achieved with time and patience.

— Elisha Cuthbert

We all wish to reach a ripe old age, but none of us are prepared to admit that we are already there.

— Francisco de Quevedo

At 17, we all think we know what we're doing.

— Jessica Brown Findlay

Sometimes I can't believe I'm going to be 60. I always say there's no point moaning about getting older, when there's nothing you can do about it. But still, I do find it quite funny. I look at that number, 60, and I think, 'Really? Me?'

— Twiggy

I realise I'm still a child, though I do feel older.

— Adora Svitak

✗Opposing Perspectives

I've lived the life of a 35-year-old since I was 18.

— Megan Fox

I realise I'm still a child, though I do feel older. I recently did an on-line test called 'What's Your True Age?' My result was 50-60 years old.

— Adora Svitak