“...and down they forgot as up they grew.”
“It was something every child knew how to do, maintain a direct and full connection with the world. Somehow you forgot about it as you grew up, and had to learn it again.”
“It was all down, down, down, gradually--ruin and levelling and disappearance. Then it was all up, up, up, gradually, as seeds grew to saplings, and saplings to forest trees, and bramble and fern came creeping in to help.”
“their heart grew coldthey let their wings down”
“The US head of state grew up on food stamps. The British head of state grew up on the postage stamps.”
“Everyone got older but forgot to grow up.”