Maya Eshed

“When does a fake Mohawk become a real Mohawk? Who decides? How do you know if it's happened?”
― Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad

“Growing up is losing some illusions, in order to acquire others.”
― Virginia Woolf

“Kids think with their brains cracked wide open; becoming an adult, I've decided, is only a slow sewing shut.”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“I am convinced that most people do not grow up...We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old. We carry accumulation of years in our bodies, and on our faces, but generally our real selves, the children inside, are innocent and shy as magnolias.”
― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter