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> [Were I to deduce any system from my feelings on leaving Eton, it might be called The Theory of Permanent Adolescence. It is the theory that the experiences undergone by boys at the great public schools, their glories and disappointments,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyril-connolly/were-i-to-deduce-any-system-from-my-feelings-on-leaving-eton-it-might/)

[Cyril Connolly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyril-connolly/)

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> [“Even if the system is obsessed with adulthood, it does not raise "adults"; it rewards permanent adolescence. The intellect is numbed by memes. The imagination is outsourced to social media trends. Political discourse is reduced to hashtags and merchandise. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sov8840/even-if-the-system-is-obsessed-with-adulthood-it-does-not-raise/)

[Sov8840](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sov8840/)

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