Adolescence Quote by Jack Driscoll

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“I joke sometimes that I live a protracted adolescence, that a part of me will always be twelve years old.”

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Teenagers complain there's nothing to do, then stay out all night doing it.

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The idols of one's adolescence tend to endure - you never forget how you worshipped them.

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The donning of the ear buds marks the beginning of teen life, when children set off on their own for the passage through adolescence.

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Adolescence is when the very worst and best impulses in the human soul struggle against each other for possession.

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If you can't count, they can cheat you. If you can't read, they can beat you.

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