# Quote — F.Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

> He went to his father. "I am grown," he announced determinedly. "I want to put on long trousers."
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> His father hesitated. "Well," he said finally, "I don't know. Fourteen is the age for putting on long trousers—and you are only twelve."
>
> "But you'll have to admit," protested Benjamin, "that I'm big for my age."

- Author: [F.Scott Fitzgerald](https://www.leafyquotes.com/fscott-fitzgerald.md)
- Book: [The Curious Case of Benjamin Button](https://www.leafyquotes.com/fscott-fitzgerald/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button.md)
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