Quotes About Youth

someone, and had never dated anyone his age.

We were kids in college with no responsibilities. It takes more than a wedding to make a marriage," she said sadly.

gathering wholesome young people around her.

The other girl was fifteen, and she was expecting

bag on a strap over her shoulder that she had owned since she was nineteen. But somehow

It was one thing to be depressed in your twenties or thirties, when the aspect of youth gave it an undeniable poignancy, a certain tattered charm; it was another thing entirely to be depressed in middle age, when you were supposed to have come to terms with life's failings, as well as your own.

I'm positive I wouldn't consider having sex with Guy if I hadn't already had sex beforehand. I always knew I wanted my first time to be with someone I loved and who loved me, which it was . . . but shouldn't I want that for every time? I disagree with what Amy said about how once you go all the way, you can't go back to "everything but." But now that I have done it, it doesn't seem nearly as big a deal to do it again.

Back in high school, I never understood how Amy could enjoy getting with guys just for the short haul. In a way, though, making out like this is more enjoyable because there's no pressure for me to not do or say anything stupid. What's the worst that can happen if I do? So I'm freer to focus on what I'm feeling, not what he feels about me.

A boy sees a girl topless for the first time only once, and the anticipation of the big reveal is really exciting. I feel like I'm a present being unwrapped.

The other big con is whether having sex could cause me to more than just like like Guy. But that could happen even if we don't sleep together. You don't even need to date a boy to dream about marrying him.

In my experience all boys can be classified as either assholes or bores, unless they're both.

The demons were scary, but girls - Well, girls are really terrifying

please Lady... Do not speak of it. I was young and foolish. You most certainly were. You are cruel, Evanna.

Childhood is the purest state. The pure of heart never leave it behind. Their life merely takes them on a cirtuitous route away from, and then back to it.

I say to hell with Generals, Princes and the rest. Life is too short. I want to live, fight, love, die. Not waste my time studying.

Darren," Paris called me back. "An excessive amount of alcohol is as bad for the young as for the old. If you are wise, you will drink in moderation." "Remember what you told me about wisdom a few years ago, Paris?" I replied. "What?" "You said the only way to get wise was to get experienced." Winking, I rushed out of the Hall

Darren, Paris called me back. An excessive amount of alcohol is as bad for the young as for the old. If you are wise, you will drink in moderation. Remember what you told me about wisdom a few years ago, Paris? I replied. What? You said the only way to get wise was to get experienced. Winking, I rushed out of the Hall and was soon sharing a barrel of ale with a grumpy, orange-haired vampire.

Her fear was infectious, and though I was too young to truly know terror, I felt it in my heart and trembled.

You're young, Darren, Kurda said. It's crazy to throw your life away. Leave Vampire Mountain. Make a fresh start. You're experienced enough to survive on your own. You don't need Larten to look after you anymore. Lots of vampires lead their own lives, having nothing to do with the rest of us. Be your own person. Don't let the foolish pride of others cloud your judgment.

pants. Juni looks at me and grins shakily. "I wanted to be a vet

The boy spoke two words, the first a short guttural verb, the second "you.

He was apparently as many years past forty as Spade was past thirty.

What I look forward to is continued immaturity followed by death.

If Peter was nine, and a new boy came to St. Norbert's Home for Wayward Boys who said he was ten, why, then, Peter would declare himself eleven. Also, he could spit the farthest. That made him the undisputed leader.