Quotes About Adolescence

When I was growing up, like from 2003 to 2004, I didn't even go outside, I just watched '106 and Park' everyday. Reruns of it.

My parents didn't allow me to do all the things the cool kids could do. I was quiet, reserved, and at some points, taken complete advantage of simply because of my sex and gender. For a while, in high school, I was so deep into self-hate.

I was a short, chubby kid, pretty shy.

I was shy. Bookish. The kind of 13-year-old girl who, instead of having a boyfriend, would have a crush on a dead, 19th-century author!

Until I was about 14, I was so shy.

I was so shy, I didn't have friends 'til 16 or something.

Once upon a time, I was very shy and you wouldn't even see me in a room. Then, when I was 16, I made the conscious decision to not be afraid of anything - this was about the time I picked up the bagpipes too - and my life pretty much changed forever.

When I was 17, I was so shy I could barely speak or introduce myself to anyone.

I didn't have a boyfriend until I was 17. There were boys at school that I would find out later had a crush on me but I was too shy to talk to them.

I was shy at school.

I was really shy growing up. I had braces, headgear, and no boobs - still don't. So, the boys weren't interested in me. The only way I could get attention was by being a goof and a dork, which meant a lot of physical comedy.

Growing up, if I had been given any advice - bad or good - I probably wouldn't have been able to act on it regardless. I wasn't shy, but I'd get nervous. I got a little more confident later in high school when I realized I could get girls to pay attention to me by making them laugh.

I was actually a really sort of nervous, shy kid. In high school, it was one of those things where I wasn't popular or a loser; I just don't think many people really knew who I was.

I was a shy kid. I was awkward. I was picked on.

McCain is the kid who was really cool in middle school but never got high school game and people are sick of him acting like he's still popular.

Childhood is a disease - a sickness that you grow out of.

I remember hating New Kids on the Block from the sidelines because all of the girls loved them. They would just fawn over them. 'Oh my gosh, Joey I love you!' When I was younger, I really couldn't stand them.

I met some friends in the end of 10th, beginning of 11th, who were in the popular group so I finished off high school in that group and got to see both sides.

I completely remember the horror I felt when my pits started getting hairy. I would walk with my arms pressed against my sides.

High school is cool, especially that first-love mentality. That's what 'Sierra Burgess' captures is, like, his first moment of love. That's what I love. I like that innocence.

I had my autograph down by the age of 13. I used to sign it everywhere.

I was a total nerd and had, like, two friends, and then I left my school and got signed to a record deal.

I definitely wasn't a perfect person in high school. That is the time to make mistakes, especially with significant others and also with friends.

Most of my characters are silly little boys. It's human. Everyone is badly behaved.