“I don't see what the point is in growing up.”

“I suppose the point you grow up is the point you let the dreams go.”

“Loo, life is black and white. You don't know what's good for you, because you don't see the black and white! You don't see where the black lines end and where the white lines begin! You're going to grow up to be no good if you keep on that way. It's impractical. I only have one child, and I won't have her growing up to be impractical. I can't think of a worse thing to be than impractical!”

“As you see, it is not that I don't know my own mind, I know it very well but only up to a certain point in the matter. I know perfectly well what the question is. It's the answer I want. ”

“What man doesn't have dress socks and shoes?" he asks pointedly. "You wanna grow up to be a hobo?”

“I have decided that maybe I want to write when I grow up. I just don't know what I would write.”