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title: "4 Life Adolescence Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [There's only one thing harder than living in a home with an adolescent - and that's being an adolescent. The moodiness, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-kluger/there-s-only-one-thing-harder-than-living-in-a-home-with-an/)

[Jeffrey Kluger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-kluger/)

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> [“Adolescence is a period of life when the brain is malleable, and it represents a good opportunity for learning and social development.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/adolescence-is-a-period-of-life-when-the-brain-is-malleable-and-it/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

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> [Perhaps a modern society can remain stable only by eliminating adolescence, by giving its young, from the age of ten, the skills,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hoffer/perhaps-a-modern-society-can-remain-stable-only-by-eliminating/)

[Eric Hoffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hoffer/)

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> [“In idyllic small towns I sometimes see teenagers looking out of place in their garb of desperation, the leftover tatters and stains…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rebecca-solnit/in-idyllic-small-towns-i-sometimes-see-teenagers-looking-out-of-place/)

[Rebecca Solnit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rebecca-solnit/)

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