It happens to many teenagers-that moment when you feel full of resentm…

John Irving
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It happens to many teenagers-that moment when you feel full of resentment or distrust for those adults you once loved unquestioningly. ✨ John Irving (2012). In One Person: A Novel, p.152, Simon and Schuster
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It is hard work and great art to make life not so serious. ✨ John Irving (1986). The Hotel New Hampshire

It happens to many teenagers-that moment when you feel full of resentment or distrust for those adults you once loved unquestioningly. ✨ John Irving (2012). In One Person: A Novel, p.152, Simon and Schuster

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