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We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice – that is, until we have stopped saying It got lost, and say, I lost it. – Sydney J. Harris

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Maturity is often more absurd than youth and very frequently is most unjust to youth. – Thomas Alva Edison

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In my case, adulthood itself was not an advance, although it was a useful waymark. – Nicholson Baker

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By the age of twenty, any young man should know whether or not he is to be a specialist and just where his tastes lie. By postponing the question we have set on immaturity a premium which controls most American personality to its deathbed. – Robert S. Hillyer

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Maturity is the ability to reap without apology and not complain when things dont go well. – Jim Rohn

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