I've heard this before from people: early 20s kind of screws with your head a little bit because you're transitioning into adulthood and actually becoming an adult with responsibilities and paying bills. So all of a sudden, it's like you're responsible now.

Even in early adulthood, men can't be told what to wear; they can only be subtly moved by example, encouragement, and a generally sophisticated atmosphere.

I went from being a beanpole - like a normal kid of the 1950s - and exploded. The weight piled on and didn't stop until into my adulthood.

Part of adulthood is searching for the people who understand you.

Now that I'm feeling the responsibilities of adulthood, the choices we make become an incredible weight.

When I came into my adulthood, I recognized how fortunate I was to be doing what I loved to do.

There's so much of our behavior that kind of curdles and hardens as we get into adulthood, and it becomes so much more difficult to be hopeful and to dream extravagantly.

I've spent my entire adulthood in pro football.

Adulthood is hell.

The powerlessness of the child is often forgotten. And after it comes the terrifying phase of moving into adulthood.

I always thought eating what you wanted was one of those aspects of adulthood to be looked forward to when you were a child.

Adulthood is hell.

I wasn't remotely ambivalent about marrying the person I was marrying, but I was 35. I was deep into my adulthood, and I identified as single.

If you're lucky enough to have 70 years of literate adulthood, and if you read one book every week, you're still only going to get to 3,640 books.

I believe I owe all the best parts of my adulthood to embracing my imperfections and showcasing them.

I think you should be a child for as long as you can. I have been successful for 74 years being able to do that. Don't rush into adulthood, it isn't all that much fun.

Once you've raised a child to adulthood, you can only be as demanding as your offspring allow.