“On the other hand, when you grow up you will discover that some of the people in this world never passed beyond the stage of the cave-man.”

“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”

“When your dreams are of some world that never was or of some world that never will be and you are happy again then you will have given up.”

“Some people think you begin to grow up when you stop trying to figure out who you are.”

“Will pushed his hands through his damp hair. “Oh, yes,” he said bitterly. “Perhaps in some other life, beyond this one, when we have passed beyond the river, or turned upon the Wheel, or whatever kind words you want to use to describe leaving this world, I shall find my friend again, my parabatai. But I have lost you now—now, when I need you more than I ever did!”

“trust me you will never remember this day. When you grow up, you will probably never be friends with the people that are sitting next to you today.”