“Adulthood does not exist. Man is an eternal child.”
Nélson Rodrigues (1912–1980) Brazilian writer and playwright
Flor de Obsessão: as 1000 melhores frases de Nelson Rodrigues.
“Adulthood isn’t an award they’ll give you for being a good child.”
Vorkosigan Saga, A Civil Campaign (1999)
Context: Adulthood isn’t an award they’ll give you for being a good child. You can waste … years, trying to get someone to give that sort of respect to you, as though it were some sort of promotion or raise in pay. If only you do enough, if only you are good enough. No. You have to just … take it. Give it to yourself, I suppose. Say, "I’m sorry you feel like that", and walk away.
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