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Adolescence Quotes

Reflections on the awkward, in-between teen years.

These adolescence quotes describe the teenage years as an unstable stage, defined by one writer as "physical maturity with psychological irresponsibility." Another calls it a distinctly modern and American construct, worth comparing with Adulthood quotes.

Adolescence is society's permission slip for combining physical maturity with psychological irresponsibility.

Quotes by Terri Apter

Adolescence is a modern construct and very American in so many ways.

Quotes by Tayari Jones

I don't write about adolescence. I write about war. For adolescents.

Quotes by Suzanne Collins

I spent much of my later childhood and adolescence very, very involved and interested in art, and particularly in animated movies.

Quotes by Stanislav Grof

About Quotes

My whole adolescence has been on 'Game of Thrones;' I don't know what I'm going to do without it.

Quotes by Sophie Turner

I've had a prolonged adolescence, like a lot of my generation.

Quotes by Shawn Colvin

'Star Wars' boils down to the transition from adolescence into adulthood.

Quotes by Rian Johnson

My actual childhood, as opposed to my adolescence, was not spent in London.

Quotes by Peter Shaffer

What laughter is to childhood, sex is to adolescence.

Quotes by Martha Beck

Adulthood Quotes

Adolescence is the conjugator of childhood and adulthood.

Quotes by Louise J. Kaplan

'The Catcher in the Rye.' When I was a teenager, that was my book; yes, somebody gets it, somebody gets adolescence.

Quotes by Libba Bray

During my adolescence, our family dwelt in rural Alaska. We were dirt poor, Depression-era poor. Tarpaper shack and kerosene lamps. In those days I read because that's all I had. I wrote because that's all I had.

Quotes by Laird Barron

As my children leave the protected parameters of the bay called childhood and enter the wavier seas of adolescence, I'm starting to get seasick.

Quotes by Kristin Armstrong

My entire adolescence was geared toward one thing: gymnastics.

Quotes by Kerri Strug

Ale Quotes

Poetry is adolescence fermented, and thus preserved.

Quotes by Jose Ortega y Gasset

In the early '90s, I was finishing up my adolescence. I visited my local comic-book store on a weekly basis, and one week I found a book on the stands called 'Xombi,' published by Milestone Media.

Quotes by Gene Luen Yang

I started hustling in early adolescence.

Quotes by Freddie Gibbs

I started on 'Neighbours' when I was 14. It's crazy to think now that I had such a bizarre adolescence.

Quotes by Eliza Taylor

I went through an awkward adolescence and had braces.

Quotes by Christina Ricci

American Quotes

Female adolescence is - universally - an emotionally and psychologically intense period.

Quotes by Caitlin Flanagan

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these adolescence quotes focus on?
They focus on the teenage years as an unstable, transitional stage of life, capturing the mix of physical growth and emotional unreadiness. One quote frames it directly as "physical maturity with psychological irresponsibility."
Why do people search for adolescence quotes?
People look for these quotes to reflect on their own teenage years, to caption content about growing up, or to find language for the specific awkwardness and change that defines adolescence as a life stage.
Is adolescence described as a modern idea here?
Yes, one quote calls adolescence "a modern construct," adding that it is distinctly American in many ways, suggesting the idea of a separate teenage life stage is shaped by culture and history rather than being universal or timeless.
Does any quote connect adolescence to writing or art?
Yes, two do. One writer says they write about war "for adolescents" rather than about adolescence itself, and another compares poetry to adolescence that has been "fermented, and thus preserved," a metaphor for creative maturation.
Are these quotes only about teenagers themselves?
Not exclusively. Some reflect on adolescence as a subject for writers and artists to explore, rather than firsthand accounts from teenagers, giving the page a broader creative and cultural angle. See also About quotes.

The theme also extends into creative work, with one writer linking adolescence to writing about war and another comparing it to fermented, preserved poetry. Readers exploring identity themes may also enjoy American quotes.