Youth
Quotes - You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely
“Maybe
you could be mine / or maybe we’ll be entwined / aimless in this sexless
foreplay.”
―
Jess C Scott, EyeLeash: A Blog Novel
“I
was not a hypocrite, with one real face and several false ones. I had several
faces because I was young and didn't know who I was or wanted to be.”
―
Milan Kundera, The Joke
“The
island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever.”
― E.
Lockhart, We Were Liars
“On
the one hand maybe I’ve remained infantile, while on the other I matured
quickly, because at a young age I was very aware of suffering and fear.”
―
Audrey Hepburn
“It
was a wonderful night, such a night as is only possible when we are young, dear
reader.”
―
Fyodor Dostoevsky, White Nights
“I
haven’t been very impressed lately.
By
people,
or
places,
or
the way someone said he loved me and then slowly changed his mind.”
―
Charlotte Eriksson
“I'd
like to get away from earth awhile
And
then come back to it and begin over.
May
no fate wilfully misunderstand me
And
half grant what I wish and snatch me away
Not
to return. Earth's the right place for love:
I
don't know where it's likely to go better.”
―
Robert Frost, Birches
“What
though the radiance which was once so bright
Be
now for ever taken from my sight,
Though
nothing can bring back the hour
Of
splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We
will grieve not, rather find
Strength
in what remains behind;
In
the primal sympathy
Which
having been must ever be;
In
the soothing thoughts that spring
Out
of human suffering;
In
the faith that looks through death,
In
years that bring the philosophic mind.”
―
William Wordsworth
“It
doesn’t matter how many times you leave, it will always hurt to come back and
remember what you once had and who you once were. Then it will hurt just as
much to leave again, and so it goes over and over again.
Once
you’ve started to leave, you will run your whole life.”
―
Charlotte Eriksson
“I'm
fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in.”
―
George McGovern
“Vanity
was stronger than love at sixteen and there was no room in her hot heart now
for anything but hate.”
―
Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind
“I
suppose it’s not a social norm, and not a manly thing to do — to feel, discuss
feelings. So that’s what I’m giving the finger to. Social norms and stuff…what
good are social norms, really? I think all they do is project a limited and
harmful image of people. It thus impedes a broader social acceptance of what
someone, or a group of people, might actually be like.”
―
Jess C Scott, New Order
“But
I was young
and
didn’t know better
and
someone should have told me to capture every second
every
kiss & every night
Because
now I’m sitting here alone and it’s getting really hard to breath because tears
are growing in my throat and they want to break out, but there are people
watching
and
I just want to be somewhere silent
somewhere
still
But
still I don’t want to be alone because I’m scared and lonely
and
I don’t understand
Because
I was alone my whole life
My
whole life
I
was so damn lonely and I was content with that
because
I liked myself and my own company
and
I didn’t need anyone
I
thought
But
then there was you .. ...
So,
someone should have told me that love is for those few brave who can handle the
unbearable emptiness,
the
unbearable guilt and lack of oneself,
Because
I lost myself to someone I love
and
I might get myself back one day
but
it will take time, it will take time.
This
is gonna take some time.
I
wish someone would have told me this.
Someone
should have told me this.”
―
Charlotte Eriksson, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles: in search for The Great
Perhaps
“You
are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely.”
―
Ogden Nash
“Sure,
everything is ending," Jules said, "but not yet.”
―
Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad
“Show
me the heroes that the youth of your country look up to, and I will tell you
the future of your country.”
―
Idowu Koyenikan, Wealth for all Africans: How Every African Can Live the Life
of Their Dreams
“The
heads of strong old age are beautiful / Beyond all grace of youth”
―
Robinson Jeffers
“If
you're young and talented, it's like you have wings.”
―
Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
“The
voice so filled with nostalgia that you could almost see the memories floating
through the blue smoke, memories not only of music and joy and youth, but
perhaps, of dreams. They listened to the music, each hearing it in his own way,
feeling relaxed and a part of the music, a part of each other, and almost a
part of the world. ”
―
Hubert Selby Jr., Requiem for a Dream
“I
was the Duff. And that was a good thing. Because anyone who didn't feel like
the Duff must not have friends. Every girl feels unattractive sometimes. Why
had it taken me so long to figure that out? Why had I been stressing over that
dumb word for so long when it was so simple? I should be proud to be the Duff.
Proud to have great friends who, in their minds, were my Duffs.”
―
Kody Keplinger, The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend
“He
was waving. "Saukerl," she laughed, and as she held up her hand, she
knew completely that he was simultaneously calling her a Saumensch. I think
that's as close to love as eleven-year-olds can get.”
―
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
