I'm little but I'm old.

I don't grow up. In me is the small child of my early days.

They probably think because I am so small and young, nothing of greatness and class can come out of me; but they shall soon find out.

If you act too young, people say you’re going through your second childhood. If you act too old, they think you’re getting senile and smother you with kindness.

I am a child, she tells him, Despite my years, I am an old child, a sinister old child full of stale juices. Someone should make a woman of me… , someone should make a hole in me to let the old juices run out.

When I was young, the old regarded me as an outrageous young fellow, and now that I'm old the young regard me as an outrageous old fellow.

A child embarrassed by his mother,” she said, “is just a child who hasn’t lived long enough.

I wasn't used to children and they were getting on my nerves. Worse, it appeared that I was a child, too. I hadn't known that before; I thought I was just short.

Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.

What annoys me most is that these stupid Frenchmen think I am still just seven years old - because that was my age when they first saw me - (...) they treat me here like a beginner - except the musicians; they know better.

When you have a little brother and you see he's entering the big boys' world, it makes you feel old.

You know I'm old in some ways-in others-well, I'm just a little girl. I like sunshine and pretty things and cheerfulness-and I dread responsibility.

I believe that everyone else my age is an adult whereas I am merely in disguise.

But, I'm sure you weren't aware of the dream that was born in me when I was small . . . Well, let me rephrase that -- when I was young -- because, technically, I'm still very small. And I get this from everybody when they meet me: 'You're so tiny.' I guess I am. I don't feel any height, but, apparently, I am not that big.