“Calvin: It seems like once people grow up, they have no idea what's cool.
p19”

“I hate that everyone calls it growing up, but it seems like DYING.”

“It seems that different people have an idea of what I am, and what I should be. And then there's me.”

“The problem with growing up is that once you're grown up, the people who aren't grown up aren't fun anymore.”

“It all starts with a good song. You can look cool and work hard, but that won’t be enough. People will get into your coolness once they like the song. That’s when people want to find out more about an artist.”

“Pretending was like that. Things seemed to make themselves up, once you got going.”

“Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up ’cause they’re looking for ideas.”

“Calvin: Girls are like slugs—they probably serve some purpose, but it's hard to imagine what.
p71”

“These young people naturally grow up with ideas different from ours, for they are born for times when we shall no longer be here”

“It seemed like every month that went by, every day older, life became more complicated. The rule for growing up seemed to be that no choice, no decision worth making was without some cost.”