They keep coming up new all the time - things to perplex you, you know. You settle one question and there's another right after. There are so many things to be thought over and decided when you're beginning to grow up. It keeps me busy all the time thinking them over and deciding what's right. It's a serious thing to grow up, isn't it, Marilla?
Interpretation
Growing up involves constant questioning and decision-making about what is right.
This quote reflects the complexities that come with growing up, highlighting how each resolution brings forth new challenges and questions. It emphasizes the seriousness of this transition in life and the ongoing process of self-discovery and judgment that accompanies maturity.
In practice
In a discussion about adolescence, this quote can be shared to illustrate the challenges of growing up.
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I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.
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Oh, both my shoes are shiny new, And pristine is my hat My dress is 1922… My life is all like that.
I feel like a wet seed wild in the hot blind earth.
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A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.
Nothing would give up life: Even the dirt keeps breathing a small breath.
There is nothing more enticing, disenchanting, and enslaving than the life at sea.
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