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“No adolescent ever wants to be understood, which is why they complain about being misunderstood all the time.”

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The greatest tragedy that can befall a poet is to be praised by being misunderstood.

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Being misunderstood by someone you care about and not getting the opportunity to explain yourself.

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Jonathan sighed. The price of being misunderstood, he thought. They call you devil or they call you god.

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He is fond of being misunderstood. It gives him a post of vantage.

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