Adolescence
Quotes - Changing ideas change people
“We
push off the ground and break into a run. It is not a race, it’s just running.
All we need to do is simply feel our bodies splitting the air.”
―
Sohn Won-Pyung
“The
rage in his eyes was of the raw, pure sort that only adolescents can feel. It
is rage that doesn’t count the cost.”
―
Stephen King
“When
a woman chooses to marry, she puts her life into his hands. When she chooses
not to marry, she must be ready to put her life into her own hands. These
quarrels are petty and tiresome, I grant you that, but there is something to be
learned in them. They have a use.”
―
Cynthia Voigt, The Callender Papers
“Adolescence
is a period when the social landscape undergoes a massive shift. Suddenly, it’s
not just about family, it’s about peers and where one stands in the hierarchy
among them. The need for acceptance becomes necessary, and it feels as if one’s
survival depends on it.”
―
David Durand
“Adolescence
is a period when the social landscape undergoes a massive shift. Suddenly, it’s
not just about family, it’s about peers and where one stands in the hierarchy
among them. The need for acceptance becomes necessary, and it feels as if one’s
survival depends on it.”
―
David Durand, B.E.T. On It: A Psychological Approach to Coaching Gen Z and
Beyond
“Once
status, self-image, and the opinions of others are prioritized above all else,
players become increasingly on edge. Performance spaces are seen as dangerous,
and players feel threatened by the possibility of not being enough. Once they
feel this danger, their playfulness decreases.”
―
David Durand, B.E.T. On It: A Psychological Approach to Coaching Gen Z and
Beyond
“The
pursuit of perfectionism and the fear of making mistakes hinder an athlete’s
performance and rob them of the joy of play, replacing play with survival.”
―
David Durand, B.E.T. On It: A Psychological Approach to Coaching Gen Z and
Beyond
“Changing
ideas change people... and changed people necessitate changes in ideas.”
―
Lucy Foulkes, Losing Our Minds: The Challenge of Defining Mental Illness
“She’s
just burning up with ambition, but the poor bunny’s got nowhere to put it. I
don’t think the Patented Pellam System for Prevailing Over the Perils of
Pubescence would be of much help.
1.
Stop speaking to your parents
2.
Run away from your planet
3.
Take off your clothes as often as possible, but only while reciting Shakespeare
(and being paid scale)
4.
Buy a cat
5.
Drink your milk
6.
Mug your destiny in an alley and punch it until it gives you what you want”
―
Catherynne M. Valente, Radiance
“One
day you'll be cool.
[Anita
to her 11-yo brother William]”
―
Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous
“Look
under your bed. It'll set you free.
[Anita
to her 11-yo brother William]”
―
Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous
“It
became clear that I would have to mend myself and if I couldn't then I would at
least learn how to pretend.”
―
Diana Kouprina, Borderline: A Poetic Memoir
“As
long as we had each other, I believed we could outrun the consequences.”
―
Diana Kouprina, Borderline: A Poetic Memoir
“I'm
not who you think I am, and I'm not who you thought I was.”
―
Amy Kaufman Burk, Hollywood Pride
“I'm
a girl. But sometimes I feel like a boy and a girl, both at the same time. They
seems more right for me.”
―
Amy Kaufman Burk, Hollywood Pride
“I'm
always afraid the wrong person will figure out who I am.”
―
Amy Kaufman Burk, Hollywood Pride
“And
then I got older, and, guess what? I still never felt right inside my body. I
don't think I ever will. I was kind of flamed out everywhere I went, always got
a little less than what I thought I'd get. But I guess that's okay. I think
maybe it's necessary to feel like you're not quite settled, or maybe for some
people it's necessary.”
―
Kevin Wilson, Now Is Not the Time to Panic
“At
thirteen I learned from Roza's stolen book that girls don't have to be sweet
little creatures, that they could in fact be angry and dark and sexual.”
―
Julia Bartz, The Writing Retreat
“We
scribbled down writers’ reflections on life, discovered the joys of describing
ourselves to ourselves with shimmering turns of phrase, ‘existence is to drink
oneself without thirst.’ We were overcome by nausea and a feeling of the
absurd.”
―
Annie Ernaux, Les Années
“The
bell rings, we get up. The bell rings again, we go to bed. We retire to our
rooms; we saw life pass by beneath our windows, observed it in books and on our
walks, watched the seasons change. It was always a reflection, a reflection
that seemed to freeze on our windowsills... We imagined the world. What else
can we imagine now if not our own deaths? The bell rings and it's all over.”
―
Fleur Jaeggy, Sweet Days of Discipline
“And
I think, one of the reasons I've stayed in Italy is that I believe, perhaps
erroneously, perhaps sentimentally, perhaps merely in reaction to my own
childhood of church bells and rainy weekends - I do believe that kids have a
better time here, that adolescence is more fun here. Certainly I never saw a
group of people so confident and at ease with themselves and their youth. I
wish it for my children.”
―
Tim Parks, An Italian Education
