Lionel Shriver quote

As a teenager, I ached to grow up even more than I dreaded to. I craved escape from my parents' impositions on what I believed.
Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver
Lionel Shriver
Born: May 18, 1957

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Parents, Teenager, Dreaded, More, Up, Escape, Than, Even, Grow, Grow Up, Believed

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