#teenage

No. Absolutely not. I forbid it. You'll have nightmares." "She was my friend! You must allow me. Why are you so horrid?" As soon as the angry words were out of my mouth, I knew I had gone too far. "Matilda!" Mother rose from her chair. "You are forbidden to pseak to me in that tone! Apologize at once. ↗

— Laurie Halse Anderson

#parents #teenagers #eating-disorders

Have you ever noticed that it takes a textbook dozens of pages to say what normal people can cover fast? Example: What was the full impact of World War II? Clear-cut teenage answer: we won. ↗

— Joan Bauer

#world-war-ii

I just sort of wish people would dance differently. It reminds me of teenage sex. ↗

— Laurie Anderson

#differently #i #just #me #people

I'd had my daughter when I was a teenager - I took my daughter to college with me. ↗

— Loni Anderson

#daughter #had #i #me #teenager

A teenager usually wants to try to get people to notice him in some way, to feel like someone gives a damn. Me, all that attention, I just wanted to fade into the background. Be invisible. Disappear. ↗

— Christian Bale

#background #damn #disappear #fade #feel

I get offered a lot of the same type of thing... The teenage slasher movies. ↗

— Casey Affleck

#i #lot #movies #offered #same

But I don't write about sex for today's teenagers. Or Doc Martens boots either. I'm more interested in exploring how exactly the world is run, which doesn't really change that much from one generation to another. ↗

— Nina Bawden

#another #boots #change #either #exactly

The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#boon #curse #internet #teenagers

Let your inner DORK shine through. ↗

— Rachel Renée Russell

#life

When I was a teenager in Iceland people would throw rocks and shout abuse at me because they thought I was weird. I never got that in London no matter what I wore. ↗

— Bjork

#because #got #i #iceland #london