"The Grownup" Quotes

I once read a book where only the children were real and everyone else was imaginary, and I thought they should have reversed that.

Some days I even believed it myself, this illusion of purpose.

Once upon a time, when she was a little girl, she had wanted to be an adult. But now that she was one, she couldn't quite remember why.

There was a perverse pleasure to be had in seeing the snob in someone crumble.

In her job, she had learned that everyone had a secret, and that secret was usually a lie.

Sometimes you need to do bad things to good people to get what you want.

She loved the way books could transport her to a different world, if only for a little while.

I was never a good liar, but now I'm the best because I have to be.

The past is a shadow, lurking behind me no matter how fast I run.

She knew better than to believe in happy endings, but she couldn't help hoping for one anyway.