“I think perhaps the adults we become are formed in childhood and there's no way around it.”

“Ambition robs you of your childhood. The moment you want to become an adult—in any way—something in your childhood dies.”

“Adults tend to repress their pleasure. Sad to say, I think we become adults only through disappointment, grief, and lies. So of course gradually we become tough, less sensitive.”

“Parents have funny ways of showing their love sometimes. Mom says my life is all black and white right now, as a kid. But she says when I get older, become a women, that changes, and there's a lot of gray area. I think adult love is more complicated.”

“We think we understand the rules when we become adults but what we really experience is a narrowing of the imagination.”

“I have always believed in the magic of childhood and think that if you get your life right that magic should never end. I feel that if adults cannot enjoy a children’s book properly there is something wrong with either the book or the adult reading it. This of course, is just a smart way of saying I don't want to grow up.”