818 Quotes About Coming-of-age



  • Author Damien Black
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    My memories from this period are often nebulous. They bend and warp like clouds caught between two fronts. A lot of terrible things happened to me that I try not to remember, but I was a child, I was innocent, and I used to be happy sometimes. ”Excerpt From: Life of a Bastard Vol. 1 By Damien Black

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  • Author Damien Black
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    It sounded bizarre and I was afraid of what awaited me. We entered a town called Dobbs Ferry in Westchester County. We drove up a long hill past some houses and past a sign that read “Welcome to Children’s Village.” ”Excerpts From: Life of a Bastard Vol. 1 By Damien Black

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  • Author Damien Black
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    Once we were inside the walls of Rahway Prison the mood changed. We were patted down for weapons and given a tour. They showed us how to make improvised weapons that people would hide in their ass. The guards pointed out the young guys who had become someone’s bitch.”Excerpt From: Life of a Bastard Vol. 1 By Damien Black

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  • Author Pamela Harju
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    Mel eventually gave up trying to talk to him and just sat there looking at him. There was not likely to be much to look at, apart from the red, puffy eyes, runny nose and the rest of the mess that was Kyle French. Certainly not the once good-looking young student that Mel had developed a crush on.

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  • Author Roberto Arlt
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    Entonces repetí palabras que antes habían tenido un sentido pálido en mi experiencia."Sufrirás", me decía, "sufrirás... sufrirás...sufrirás...""Sufrirás... sufrirás...""Sufrirás...", y la palabra se me caía de los labios.Así maduré todo el invierno infernal.

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