The young know how truly difficult and dreadful youth can be. Their yo…

Anne Rice
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The young know how truly difficult and dreadful youth can be. Their youth is wasted on everyone else, that's the horror. The young have no authority, no respect. ✨ Anne Rice (1992). The Tale of the Body Thief, A.A. Knopf Canada
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The young know how truly difficult and dreadful youth can be. Their youth is wasted on everyone else, that's the horror. The young have no authority, no respect. ✨ Anne Rice (1992). The Tale of the Body Thief, A.A. Knopf Canada

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