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Adolescence Quote by Bill Ayers

“There's something so remarkable in the intensity of taking care of somebody who can't take care of him or herself. And then watching that little person bloom into adolescence.” quote by Bill Ayers — Download Open image

“There's something so remarkable in the intensity of taking care of somebody who can't take care of him or herself. And then watching that little person bloom into adolescence.”

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