What are some quotes in the book that show Scotts coming of age/ transition from childhood to adulthood.

"If someone cut my head off, the last words whistling through my throat as my face plunged toward the floor would be, 'I'm fine.'" (Chapter 4, p. 28).

"But he knew as well as I did that if I threw a party for all my friends, we could fit in a phone booth and still have room for pony rides and a moon bounce." (Chapter 26, p. 209).